Reclining Female Nude
François Boucher
(French, 1703–1770)
1763
Medium/TechniqueBlack, red, and white chalk on tan (formerly blue-gray) laid paper
DimensionsFramed: 50.2 x 58.4 cm (19 3/4 x 23 in.)
Sheet: 37.8 x 29 cm (14 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Sheet: 37.8 x 29 cm (14 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.)
Credit LineGift of Robert Treat Paine, 2nd
Accession number43.236
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ProvenanceSireuil, former valet de chambre of the King of France (cited on engraving by J. E. Nochez in 1763); Library of the Winter Palace, St. Petersburg (Lugt 2769 d); stamped for disposal by the Hermitage Museum, Leningrad, (Lugt Suppl. 2681 a) and sold at auction by Boerner, Leipzig, 29 April 1931, lot 30; Robert Treat Paine, 2nd (1861-1943, Boston); gift 14 October 1943.
Henry Hutt
Unidentified artist, French, 17th century
