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François Boucher, Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels

François Boucher

French · 1703–1770 · Painter, Printmaker

François Boucher 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,… (Wikipedia)

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  1. François Boucher, YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKEN, Oil on canvas (relined)YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKENLempertz · €366,000≈ $473,750≈ £294,639Sign up to see
  2. François Boucher, PASTORALE, Black chalk, heightened with white on blue paperPASTORALELempertz · €24,400≈ $31,098≈ £19,572Sign up to see
  3. François Boucher, A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toiletteA terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toiletteLempertz · €8,125≈ $8,594≈ £6,892Sign up to see

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François Boucher, Chinoiserie, oil on canvas
Chinoiserie
Austin Auction Gallery · Aug 21, 2026
$650Sign up free to see
François Boucher, The Infant Jesus Blessing St. John, Oil on canvas
The Infant Jesus Blessing St. John
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Apr 29, 2026
$1,875Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A Black Young Man Carrying a Tray, circa 1717-1728, Etching by Francois Boucher after the work by Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)
A Black Young Man Carrying a Tray, circa 1717-1728
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 18, 2025
$70Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Black African Removing Bottles From a Cooler, Etching by Francois Boucher after the work by Antoine Watteau (French, 1684-1721)
Black African Removing Bottles From a Cooler
Sloans & Kenyon · Dec 18, 2025
$100Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Girl with a Bird, oil on panel; framed
Girl with a Bird
im Kinsky · Oct 22, 2025
€1,560Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Man Fishing and Woman Reading next to her Dog, Oil on cardboard
Man Fishing and Woman Reading next to her Dog
Sloans & Kenyon · Jun 26, 2025
$70Sign up free to see
François Boucher, (nach), Venus, den Tod des Adonis betrauernd, Nach 1733, Öl auf Leinwand
(nach), Venus, den Tod des Adonis betrauernd, Nach 1733
Schmidt Kunstauktionen Dresden · Mar 8, 2025
€800Sign up free to see
François Boucher, La séparation de Laban et de Jacob, oil on paper laid down on canvas
La séparation de Laban et de Jacob
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2024
€1,152Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Les Presents Du Berger Ou Le Nid, oil on canvas
Les Presents Du Berger Ou Le Nid
Michaan's Auctions · Jul 19, 2024
$984Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Ambito di. La nascita di Venere
Ambito di. La nascita di Venere
Capitolium Art · Jul 16, 2024
€580Sign up free to see
François Boucher, The pleasures of fishing, oil on panel
The pleasures of fishing
Bonhams · Apr 16, 2024
£2,304Sign up free to see
Portrait of Madame de Pompadour
Brunk Auctions · Mar 7, 2024
$450Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Fête galante scene: Daphnis and Chloe, oil on canvas
Fête galante scene: Daphnis and Chloe
Bonhams · Nov 14, 2023
$1,792Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Study of a girl with flowers in her hair, coloured chalk and wash on paper
Study of a girl with flowers in her hair
Bonhams · Sep 27, 2023
£1,280Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A Swiss reverse glass painting
A Swiss reverse glass painting
Lempertz · Nov 17, 2022
€3,780Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Figures in bucolic settings (a set of four), oil on canvas, arched top
Figures in bucolic settings (a set of four)
Bonhams · Sep 21, 2022
$16,575Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toilette
A terracotta model of a Chinese lady at her toilette
Lempertz · May 20, 2022
€8,125Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Die Toilette der Venus
Die Toilette der Venus
Auktionshaus Mehlis · Mar 24, 2022
€60Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid, oil on canvas
Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid
Bonhams · Apr 27, 2021
$2,550Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Feb 21, 2021
$504Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Allegory of winter, oil on canvas, unframed
Allegory of winter
im Kinsky · Dec 15, 2020
€1,024Sign up free to see
Christ Blessing Saint John the Baptist
Brunk Auctions · Jul 31, 2020
$300Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Untitled, 1703-1770) Putti at play Pen and ink 6 x 13cm
Untitled
Sworders · Jul 22, 2020
£160Sign up free to see
Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Mar 1, 2020
$6,300Sign up free to see
The Infant Christ and Saint John the Baptist
Brunk Auctions · Dec 6, 2019
$1,400Sign up free to see
Portrait of Madame de Pompadour, Marie-Emilie Boucher (1740-1784), model, after the pastel held by the Louvre, Paris, circa 1810
Brunk Auctions · Mar 22, 2019
$4,500Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Children playing on a swing, oil on canvas
Children playing on a swing
Bonhams · Mar 13, 2019
£1,020Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Fête champêtre (a pair), both oil on canvas
Fête champêtre (a pair)
Bonhams · Nov 14, 2017
$10,000Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A young girl with flowers and sheep; A young boy with flute and dog (a pair), both oil on canvas
A young girl with flowers and sheep; A young boy with flute and dog (a pair)
Bonhams · Jun 6, 2017
$3,750Sign up free to see
François Boucher, River gods, oil on canvas, unlined
River gods
Bonhams · Mar 14, 2017
£1,063Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Amorous Couples in Lush Landscapes -, Oil on canvas
Amorous Couples in Lush Landscapes -
Jackson's International Auctioneers · Nov 29, 2016
$563Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A pastoral scene, oil on canvas
A pastoral scene
Bonhams · Jul 20, 2015
$1,375Sign up free to see
François Boucher, The muse Euterpe in a pastoral landscape, oil on canvas
The muse Euterpe in a pastoral landscape
Bonhams · Feb 23, 2015
$2,500Sign up free to see
François Boucher, The letter; A travelling musician; The rest (a group of three)
The letter; A travelling musician; The rest (a group of three)
Bonhams · Jan 25, 2015
$1,250Sign up free to see
Putti with Fruit
Brunk Auctions · Nov 15, 2014
$1,000Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Putti with attributes of the Arts, oil on canvas
Putti with attributes of the Arts
Bonhams · Jun 30, 2013
$688Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Venus with her attendants, red chalk on paper laid down on paper
Venus with her attendants
Bonhams · Jan 20, 2013
$813Sign up free to see
François Boucher, PASTORALE, Black chalk, heightened with white on blue paper
PASTORALE
Lempertz · Nov 18, 2012
€24,400Sign up free to see
François Boucher, TWO PUTTI WITH MIRROR AND SWAN, Black chalk, heightened with white on tinted paper
TWO PUTTI WITH MIRROR AND SWAN
Lempertz · Nov 18, 2012
€1,952Sign up free to see
François Boucher, A female nude with putto, colored chalk
A female nude with putto
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2012
$225Sign up free to see
François Boucher, YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKEN, Oil on canvas (relined)
YOUNG GIRL FEEDING CHICKEN
Lempertz · May 13, 2012
€366,000Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Nach - Weiblicher Akt, Oil on panel
Nach - Weiblicher Akt
Ketterer Kunst · Oct 28, 2006
€417Sign up free to see
François Boucher, Gallant scene (The Cage), The painting is a replica of François Boucher's canvas in the Louvre Museum of Paris.
Gallant scene (The Cage)
Bertolami Fine Art · Jun 24, 2025
François Boucher, La séparation de Laban et de Jacob, oil on paper laid down on canvas
La séparation de Laban et de Jacob
Bonhams · Oct 30, 2024
François Boucher, Two Lovers Seated at the Foot of a Large Tree, Crayon-manner engraving with colors by printmaker, publisher and printer Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722-1776)
Two Lovers Seated at the Foot of a Large Tree
Sloans & Kenyon · Nov 2, 2023
François Boucher, Two Lovers Seated at the Foot of a Large Tree, Crayon-manner engraving with colors by printmaker, publisher and printer Gilles Demarteau (French, 1722-1776)
Two Lovers Seated at the Foot of a Large Tree
Sloans & Kenyon · Sep 14, 2023
François Boucher, Venus receiving the arms of Aeneas from Vulcan, oil on canvas
Venus receiving the arms of Aeneas from Vulcan
im Kinsky · Dec 15, 2020
François Boucher, Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid, oil on canvas
Venus reclining before a curtain attended by Cupid
Bonhams · Jul 13, 2020

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

François Boucher, Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels
Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist and Angels1765 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Adelaide Milton de Groot, in memory o…
François Boucher, The Toilette of Venus
The Toilette of Venus1751 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920 — Open…
François Boucher, Shepherd's Idyll
Shepherd's Idyll1768 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 — Open Access …
François Boucher, Washerwomen
Washerwomen1768 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Julia A. Berwind, 1953 — Open Access …
François Boucher, Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto
Jupiter, in the Guise of Diana, and Callisto1763 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982 — …
François Boucher, Allegory of Autumn
Allegory of Autumn1753 · Oil on canvas
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman Gif…
François Boucher, The Bath of Venus
The Bath of Venus1751 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Chester Dale Collection — Open Access (CC0)
François Boucher, Allegory of Painting
Allegory of Painting1765 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…
François Boucher, Allegory of Music
Allegory of Music1764 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…
François Boucher, Madame Bergeret
Madame Bergeretpossibly 1766 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection — Open Access…
François Boucher, The Love Letter
The Love Letter1750 · oil on canvas
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Timken Collection — Open Access (CC0)
François Boucher, Dream of Rinaldo
Dream of Rinaldoc. 1751 · tapestry: undyed wool warp; dyed wool and silk weft
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Widener Collection — Open Access (CC0)
François Boucher, Design for the illustration of "L'Etourdi'' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 3)
Design for the illustration of "L'Etourdi'' from the 1734 edition of Molière's works (vol. I, p. 3)1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
François Boucher, Standing huntman
Standing huntman1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
François Boucher, Ontwerpen voor illustraties voor de uitgave van 1734 van Molière's toneelstukken
Ontwerpen voor illustraties voor de uitgave van 1734 van Molière's toneelstukken1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
François Boucher, Study for La Flèche searched by Harpagon
Study for La Flèche searched by Harpagon1713 - 1734
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain
François Boucher, Seated Woman Holding a Stick
Seated Woman Holding a Stick
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, Standing Peasant Girl
Standing Peasant Girl
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, Young Lady Looking at Her Ring
Young Lady Looking at Her Ring
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, Halvliggande kvinnlig modell
Halvliggande kvinnlig modell
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, The Education of Cupid
The Education of Cupid
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, Study of a Triton
Study of a Triton1740
Nationalmuseum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Nationalmuseum
François Boucher, The Exchange of Produce
The Exchange of Produce1768
Kenwood House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kenwood House
François Boucher, The Cherry Gatherers
The Cherry Gatherers1768
Kenwood House ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kenwood House

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