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National Gallery of Art
The Love Letter

The Love Letter, François Boucher, 1750

Francois Boucher, portrait

Francois BoucherFrench, 1703–1770

The Love Letter

1750 · Painting

May one see it?

Yes, receiving visitors

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Room55 · West Building, Main Floor

On public display.

Checked: 5 hours ago
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

On the map Museum page

Particulars

1750 · aged 47

17031770

Accession number: 1960.6.3

What it shows

Courtship Pastoral Love Letter

In the catalog

French Rococo Genre art

Sources

National Gallery of Art: the museum's own open data · fetched 4 days ago
Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access

Meanwhile, in the life of Francois Boucher

1720–1770 · 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.

More by Francois Boucher

The Toilette of Venus, François Boucher, 1751

The Toilette of Venus

1751 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cupids. Allegory of Poetry, Francois Boucher, 18th century

Cupids. Allegory of Poetry

18th century · State Hermitage Museum

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino, François Boucher, early 1730s

Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino

early 1730s · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Femme et enfants, Boucher, François, XVIIIe siècle (1700 - 1800)

Femme et enfants

18th century (1700–1800) · Musée du Louvre

Le Sacrifice de Gédéon., Boucher, François, 2e quart du XVIIIe siècle (1725 - 1730)

Le Sacrifice de Gédéon.

second quarter of the 18th century (1725–1730) · Musée du Louvre

Le Peintre dans son atelier, Boucher, François, 2e quart du XVIIIe siècle (1725 - 1730)

Le Peintre dans son atelier

second quarter of the 18th century (1725–1730) · Musée du Louvre

Les Forges de Vulcain., Boucher, François, 2e quart du XVIIIe siècle (1725 - 1750)

Les Forges de Vulcain.

second quarter of the 18th century (1725–1750) · Musée du Louvre

Vénus demandant à Vulcain des armes pour Énée., Boucher, François, 2e quart du XVIIIe siècle (1732)

Vénus demandant à Vulcain des armes pour Énée.

second quarter of the 18th century (1732) · Musée du Louvre

Neighbors at National Gallery of Art

Madonna and Child between Saint Michael and Saint Lawrence, Gianfrancesco Enzola

Gianfrancesco Enzola

Madonna and Child between Saint Michael and Saint Lawrence

Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, Edgar Degas, 1870s

Edgar Degas

Horse Trotting, the Feet Not Touching the Ground, 1870s

Pan and Syrinx, Giovanni Bernardi, mid 16th century

Giovanni Bernardi

Pan and Syrinx, mid 16th century

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel], Andrea Vanni, 1380s

Andrea Vanni

Scenes from the Passion of Christ: The Descent into Limbo [right panel], 1380s

Saint Romedius, Ulocrino, early 16th century

Ulocrino

Saint Romedius, early 16th century

Jean-Marie Fruchard, Honoré Daumier, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Honoré Daumier

Jean-Marie Fruchard, model c. 1832/1835, cast 1929/1930

Marine Scene, Caradosso Foppa

Attributed to Caradosso Foppa

Marine Scene

The Continence of Scipio, Giovanni Bernardi

Giovanni Bernardi

The Continence of Scipio

The Love Letter — Francois Boucher · ART WIKI