Francois BoucherFrench, 1703–1770Erigone vaincue
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Where is “Erigone vaincue” now? Collection: Musée du Louvre, Paris. Unknown.
Paris, France
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- RF 910
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée du Louvre
- Image: Musée du Louvre — © 2015 Musée du Louvre / Département des Peintures
In the life of Francois Boucher
The whole life1720–1770 · Workplace
Paris
1730–1740s
Major Official Commissions for Versailles
He received major commissions for the decoration of the apartments of Versailles: The Royal Virtues (1735) in the Queen's chamber, hunting scenes for the Petits Appartements (1736), Venus and Vulcan (1747) in the Dauphin's apartments, and History for the Royal Library (1743–1746).
1755
Inspector of the Royal Gobelins Manufactory
After the death of Jean-Baptiste Oudry he became inspector of the Royal Gobelins Manufactory, where he executed the cartoons for the famous tapestry series The Loves of the Gods.
1765
Director of the Academy and First Painter to the King
He became director of the Royal Academy and succeeded Charles Van Loo as First Painter to King Louis XV — the summit of his official career.
1766 · Workplace
Northern Low Countries
30 May 1770
Died
