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Aurora Heralding the Arrival of the Morning Sun

François Boucherc. 1765

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Aurora Heralding the Arrival of the Morning Sun
Creator: François Boucher
Date Created: c. 1765
Physical Dimensions: overall (octagonal): 46 x 40.2 cm (18 1/8 x 15 13/16 in.)
Provenance: (De Bayser S.A., Paris); purchased 2006 by NGA.
Rights: CC0
Medium: brown and black chalk with stumping, heightened with white chalk on buff laid paper

National Gallery of Art, Washington DC

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