Artwork from the JSP Estate/Private Collection
Nationality
French
Artist Dates
1703-1770
Title of Work
Albertina Facsimile Print of Girl with Jug
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Date of Work
1923
Medium
Hand colored facsimile print
Edition #
500 printed
Height
12 1/2"
Width
14"
Collection/Provenance
Art & Design Study Collection: James Smith Pierce Collection
Status
Stored: 234 JSP Box 1, S7D
Location
UND Art Collections Repository
Artist Bio
Francois Boucher was born in 1703 in Paris, France. Boucher studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1731 and later became a faculty member. He is best known for his rococo style of painting, or ornamental nature and landscape scenes, as well as amorous and ethereal portraits of women. His works can be view at the National Gallery of Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Frick Collection and several others internationally.
Additional Information
The original drawing is by artist François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). The Albertina Museum in Vienna created the Albertina Facsimile in 1923. It was a collection of reproductions of original drawings by Masters from the 15th-18th centuries. 500 of each work chosen for the collection were printed.
Lower right - 4 - [crossed out] 2 - Verso: Lower right label: Albertina Facsimile Boucher Printed in Austria. J.F. Olsson & Co. Cambridge Mass. V - Stamp Embossed
Condition
Good
Condition Notes
Foxing
Rights
Images are provided for educational purposes only and may not be reproduced for commercial use. Images may be protected by artist copyright. A credit line is required to be used for any public non-commercial educational purpose. The credit line must include, “Image courtesy of the University of North Dakota.”