Young Woman on a Sofa
François Boucher, 1752
For now, just to look at
The photograph we have of this work is not sharp enough to print at the quality we want, so we are not selling it for now. We are looking for a better one.
About the work
- Artist
- François Boucher
- Date
- 1752
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 59 x 73 cm
- Collection
- Alte Pinakothek, Munich
- Reference
- XDV-1550
What the museum label doesn't tell you
According to an 1753 letter from the Marquis de Vandières (brother of Madame de Pompadour) to the painter Natoire, Boucher himself may have sold or given away the young woman's nude portrait, which may have helped bring her to the attention of Louis XV, who later made her his mistress.
