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Venus and Cupid
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Venus and Cupid

François Boucher (French, 1703–1770), artist · second or third quarter 18th century · Black chalk with stumping heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper; framing lines in brown ink

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Although this sketch is similar to drawings by Boucher, a talented pupil or another artist striving to emulate Boucher probably made it.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineVenus and Cupid, second or third quarter 18th century. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Black chalk with stumping heightened with white chalk on blue laid paper; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 20.8 x 32.6 cm (8 3/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard Owen, 1942.538

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