Demies Commodes
Medium
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1921-6-252-86
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Juste-François Boucher’s print *Demies Commodes*, created around 1775 offers a glimpse into the refined world of late eighteenth-century French decorative design. As the son of the celebrated Rococo painter François Boucher, the younger artist worked primarily as an engraver and draftsman, producing works that captured the elegance of contemporary furnishings. This print, held in the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s collection, likely served as a design record or pattern for furniture makers during a period when French taste was shifting from exuberant Rococo curves toward the more restrained...