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The Interrupted Sleep by François Boucher — VisualArtsDB

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The Interrupted Sleep

The Interrupted Sleep

The Interrupted Sleep

François Boucher

1750

Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Overall 32 1/4 x 29 5/8 in. (81.9 x 75.2 cm); painted surface (irregular oval) 31 x 27 3/4 in. (78.7 x 70.5 cm)
Genre: Paintings
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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