Seated Woman Holding a Bird Cage
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
1700–1799
- Medium
- Black chalk with stumping (in drapery) and wet work (hair and eyes) and red and white chalk, with blue chalk and traces of yellow chalk
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 35.9 x 28.9 cm (14 1/8 x 11 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- drawing
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
France, 18th century
About
This chalk drawing originated from the studio of François Boucher. Although it bears Boucher’s signature—seen at lower right—the image was likely executed by a member of the master’s shop, rather than Boucher himself. Despite the anonymity of the draftsman, the image nonetheless reproduces one of Boucher’s designs and was therefore considered a work by the master.
