National Gallery of Art · Drawing
Aurora and Cephalus
François Boucher
- Date
- c. 1766
- Medium
- brown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
- Dimensions
- overall: 32.7 x 21.9 cm (12 7/8 x 8 5/8 in.) support: 37.6 x 27.1 cm (14 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
- Classification
- Drawing
- Accession number
- 1942.9.992
- Credit line
- Widener Collection
- Time span
- 1751 to 1775
- Department
- CG-E
Portfolio and series
- Series
- Album of Drawings & Prints for "Les Metamorphoses d'Ovide"
Subjects and terms
- French
- literary and theatrical themes
- secular
- Rococo
- Ovid
- Metamorphoses
Provenance
Inheritance from the Estate of Peter A. B. Widener by gift through power of appointment of Joseph E. Widener, Elkins Park, 1942.
Inscription
signed(?) at lower right: f. Boucher f.
NGA object ID 2156. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.