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François Boucher
François Boucher was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.
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culture · French painter (1703–1770) · painter · printmaker · carpets designer · illustrator · etcher · draftsperson · exlibrist · visual artist · art collector · theatre designer · also François Boucher, Francois Boucher, François Bouché, François Bouchet, François Bourcher, François Bouchez
Born 29 September 1703 · Died 30 May 1770 · Q180932
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Observer: In Dialogue: The Voluptas of Flora Yukhnovich and François Boucher
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1770· 1 entry
Died 1770-05-30.
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1765· 1 entry
Career landmark: Premier peintre du Roi (1765–1770).
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1723· 1 entry
Awarded first Prix de Rome for painting (1723).
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1703· 1 entry
Born 1703-09-29.
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