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Designs for Chinoiserie Ornament
François Boucher1730–60
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States
The ornamental part is sketched, the figures are completed. Two kneeling servants offer drinks to a seated man.Reverse: Slight sketches of ornamental details.
Details
- Title: Designs for Chinoiserie Ornament
- Creator: François Boucher
- Date Created: 1730–60
- Type: Drawing
- Rights: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
- Medium: Black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper
- Provenance: Given by the Hewitt sisters.
- Exhibitions: Northampton, Mass., Smith College Museum of Art, "Chinoiserie," Apr. 28 - June 7 1965.Cincinatti, Ohio, The Taft Museum. "Chinoiserie." 5 Oct. 1979 - 2 Dec.
- Dimensions: 11/3 x 16 cm (4 7/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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