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Drawing, Spandrel Decoration: Fame and Truth Applauding Louis XV

This is a Drawing. It was created by François Boucher. It is dated 1753 and we acquired it in 1911. Its medium is black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and pale pink wash on white paper, lined. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was featured in our Object of the Week series in a post titled Between Fame and Truth .

This object was donated by Advisory Council. It is credited Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

26.3 x 19.8 cm (10 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.) Frame: 34.5 x 27.9 cm (13 9/16 x 11 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and brown ink, lower left corner: F. Boucher / 1753.

Cite this object as

Drawing, Spandrel Decoration: Fame and Truth Applauding Louis XV; François Boucher (French, 1703–1770); France; black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and pale pink wash on white paper, lined; 26.3 x 19.8 cm (10 3/8 x 7 13/16 in.) Frame: 34.5 x 27.9 cm (13 9/16 x 11 in.); Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council; 1911-28-8

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