The Cheerful Cupids
Medium
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
Plate: 13 1/2 × 10 1/4 in. (34.3 × 26.1 cm) Sheet: 18 1/8 × 12 3/8 in. (46.1 × 31.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Myra Carter Church Fund, 1957
Accession Number
57.544.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
"The Cheerful Cupids," created in 1750, captures the playful spirit of French Rococo art through the combined talents of painter François Boucher and engraver Jean Daullé. Boucher, a leading figure of the Rococo movement, was celebrated for hishearted mythological scenes filled withubs, or cup, often set against soft idyllic backdrops. This etching and engraving translates his whimsical vision into print form, allowing the delightful imagery to reach a broader audience beyond the elite circles that commissioned paintings. The work depicts cheerful cupids at play, accompanied by birds, embodyi...
About the Artist
Jean Daullé|François Boucher (French|French) · 1703 |1703 –1763 |1770
French, Abbeville 1703–1763 Paris|French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris