Child Holding Staff
François Boucher, the master of Rococo charm, presents us with a curly-haired toddler who looks more like a tiny, ragged shepherd than a serious worker. Clutching a long staff and a bundle of cloth, the child gazes out with wide, innocent eyes, while a little wooden box sits nearby—perhaps a lunchbox for the fields? The text at the bottom tells us this was sold in Paris on the Rue Saint-Jacques, a famous street for art dealers in the 18th century. Boucher was the favorite painter of Madame de Pompadour, and his love for idealized, cute rural scenes is on full display here.
- Technique
- etching
- Material
- paper
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