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François Boucher
(29th Sep, 1703 - 30th May, 1770)
,
Jean-Baptiste Defernex
(1729 - 1783)
Le grand jardinier
1755
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Photo (C) RMN-Grand Palais (Sèvres, Cité de la céramique) / Thierry Ollivier
Sèvres, Cité de la céramique
http://www.sevresciteceramique.fr/
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Keywords:
gardener
corbeille
flower
boy
modern costume
childhood
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About the artwork
Title:
Le grand jardinier
Periods:
18th century
modern age
XVIIIth century
Techniques:
terracotta
Inventory number:
MNC7725
Location:
Sèvres, Cité de la céramique
About the author(s)
Author:
François Boucher
Also known as:
Francois Boucher
François Bouché
François Bouchet
François Bourcher
François Bouchez
Francois, the elder Boucher
Fransua Bushe
Francis Boucher
Born:
29th Sep, 1703
Dead:
30th May, 1770
Country:
France
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
François Boucher
(French:
[fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]
; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) 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, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century. He also painted several portraits of his patroness, Madame de Pompadour.
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Author:
Jean-Baptiste Defernex
Born:
1729
Dead:
1783
See more about this author on Wikipedia:
Jean-Baptist Defernex
(1729–1783) was a French artist best known for his portrait busts, most often of women. Little is known of his early training, but he started as a modeler at the Sèvres factory. He was sculptor to the Duc d'Orléans and worked on gilded lead statue groups of children at the Palais-Royal. He was not a member of the Royal Academy, but rather that of St. Luke. He had a school for sculpture and drawing; Louis Jean-Jacques Durameau studied there. Defernex received no official…
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