Francois BoucherFrench, 1703–1770Etude de pied
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Where is “Etude de pied” now? Collection: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris, 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
- D.4353
In the catalog
Sources
- Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris
- Image: Musée Carnavalet, Histoire de Paris — CC0 Paris Musées / Musée Carnavalet - Histoire de Paris; Ministère de la Culture (France), base Joconde
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).
1742–1748
Stage Designer at the Royal Academy of Music and Dance
He held the post of stage designer at the Royal Academy of Music and Dance.
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.
