Sleeping Infant / François Boucher
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1965/2.77
- Title
- Sleeping Infant
- Artist
- François Boucher
- Artist Nationality
- French
- Artist Life Dates
- 1703-1770
- Medium and Support
- black and white chalk on gray paper
- Object Creation Date
- 1703-1770
- Object Creation Place
- Europe (continent)
- France (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- Europe (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- France (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Inscription
- Collector's mark, recto, in black ink, l.r.: (Count J.P. van Suchtelen, Lugt 2332) verso, in blue ink, l.l.: (Mathias Komor, Lugt, Suppl. 1882a)
- Dimensions
- 21.4 cm x 20 cm (8 7/16 in. x 7 7/8 in.)
- Century
- 18th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Drawing
- Primary Object Type
- portrait
- Physical Description
- This is a square format drawing done with white and black chalk against a grayish background. It shows a sleeping infant, wrapped in cloth, with hands clasped on its chest.
- Subject Matter
- This depiction of a sleeping baby was drawn by the artist from life and done as a preparatory drawing, possibly for a religious or genre scene.
- Secondary Keywords
- children (people by age group)
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by age group
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- youth
- Rights
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- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 845 x 877
- File Size
- 63 KB
- Record
- 1965/2.77
- Link to this Item
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"Sleeping Infant; François Boucher." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1965-sl-2.77/1965_2.77.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 16, 2024.
