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Allegory of Fire François Boucher (1703-1770)   Oil on canvas late 18th century-early 19th century  This painting is a copy after a composition signed and dated by Boucher in 1741 but now lost. It depicts the allegory of Fire and originally belongs to a cycle of four paintings representing the Elements.  This work is a fine example of the early career of Boucher, who already pervaded his oeuvre with mischievous pastoral scenes which would become the hallmark of his art and eventually of the whole rococo period.  (via V&A )
kyparissos: a sleeping lady, bust-length (detail), circle of françois boucher 
Young Woman with a Bouquet of Roses Francois Boucher Oil on canvas Private collection
François Boucher (1703–1770)   La Cueillette des Fruits Cherry Collectors 1768 oil on canvas
François Boucher French, 1703–1770 Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?), 1747 Oil on canvas  Art Institute Although he painted a broad range of subjects and executed designs for porcelain and tapestries, François Boucher’s canvases of pastoral themes represent his most influential contribution to 18th-century French art. These idealized visions of rustic life, indebted to Jean-Antoine Watteau’s images of fête galantes, or open-air courtship parties, typically feature shepherds and shepherdesses engaged in amorous pursuits. This work was inspired by a contemporary theater piece, which was first performed as a pantomime at a Parisian fair in 1745. The painting’s playfully coy title derives from that of an engraving of a similar image. (via Google Art Project)
François Boucher (Paris, 1703-1770) Landscape with Water Mill, 1743 (detail)
Diane sortant du bain (“Diana leaving her Bath”). François Boucher (1703-1770) 1742 - Oil on canvas  Paris - Louvre Museum
Imaginary Landscape with the Palatine Hill from Campo Vaccino François Boucher  (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris) Date: 1734 Medium: Oil on canvas
François Boucher Paris, 1703-1770 François Boucher River Landscape with an Antique Temple 1762 Oil on canvas
 François Boucher (1848-1912) The Musette Oil on canvas - 88 x 115 cm Paris, Assemblée Nationale (deposit of  the Louvre) Photo : RMN
The Fountain of Venus, oil on canvas by Francois Boucher, 1756, Cleveland Museum of Art 1756
Autumn, 1731 Francois Boucher Private Collection 
kyparissos: madame bergeret (detail), françois boucher
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Portrait de madame Baudouin 1755-1760 Boucher François (1703-1770)