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          François Boucher

          French painter (1703–1770)

          For other people named François Boucher, see François Boucher (disambiguation).

          François Boucher

          Portrait by Gustaf Lundberg (1741)

          Born(1703-09-29)29 September 1703

          Paris, France

          Died30 May 1770(1770-05-30) (aged 66)

          Paris, France

          Known forPainting
          MovementRococo

          François Boucher (BOO-shay, boo-SHAY; French:[fʁɑ̃swabuʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.

          Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

          The Artist: François Boucher ( - ) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style.

          Life

          A native of Paris, Boucher was the son of a lesser known painter Nicolas Boucher, who gave him his first artistic training. At the age of seventeen, a painting by Boucher was admired by the painter François Lemoyne.

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