L'Arivée du Courier (The Arrival of the Messenger)
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 1/16 x 15 7/16 in. (48.4 x 39.2 cm) Plate: 16 15/16 x 12 15/16 in. (43 x 32.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Regina Slatkin, 1954
Accession Number
54.560
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
François Boucher|Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet|Basset · 1703–1770
François Boucher (1703–1770) stands as the quintessential master of French Rococo painting and the most celebrated decorative artist of the 18th century. Born in Paris to a lace designer, Boucher created a visual language that perfectly embodied the refined taste, sensuality, and elegance of Louis XV's court. His prolific output—encompassing paintings, tapestry designs, theatrical sets, and decora...