
Francois BoucherFrench, 1703–1770May one see it?
Washington, D.C., United States
On public display.
1720–1770 · Workplace
Paris
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.
1765–1770
Post: Premier peintre du Roi
1766 · Workplace
Northern Low Countries
1767
Mentor to Jacques-Louis David
He became a mentor to the young Jacques-Louis David, the future leader of Neoclassicism.