Le berger recompense

18th century

François Boucher, Artist Rene Gaillard, Artist

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Title Le berger recompense

Artwork Date 18th century

Makers François Boucher (Artist) French, 1703-1770 Rene Gaillard (Artist) French, 1719-1790

Medium Etching and engraving printed in black on laid paper

Dimensions plate: 19 5/8 x 14 3/4 in. 49.8 x 37.4 cm sheet: 21 x 15 7/8 in. 53.3 x 40.3 cm

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Department Prints, Drawings & Photographs

Credit Founders Society Purchase, Miscellaneous Gifts Fund

Accession Number This unique number is assigned to an individual artwork as part of the cataloguing process at the time of entry into the permanent collection. Most frequently, accession numbers begin with the year in which the artwork entered the museum’s holdings. For example, 2008.3 refers to the year of acquisition and notes that it was the 3rd of that year. The DIA has a few additional systems—no longer assigned—that identify specific donors or museum patronage groups. F72.283.15

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Inscriptions In plate, lower left: F. Boucher Pinxit.; lower right: R. Gaillard Sculp.; lower center: LE BERGER RECOMPENSE. / Dedie a Madame La Marechale Duchesse de Duras, / Dame d'honneur de Mesdames de France; bottom left: Le Tableau appartient a Monsieur Perinet.; bottom center: A Paris ches l'Auteur rue St. Jacques au dessus des Jacobins, entre un Perruquier et une Lingere.; bottom right: Par son tres humble et tres obeissant Serviteur / GAILLARD.

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Kennedy Gallery and Edith Cole Silberstein

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Jean-Richard, Pierrette, L'OEUVRE GRAVE DE FRANCOIS BOUCHER DANS LA COLLECTION EDMOND DE ROTHSCHILD AU MUSEE DU LOUVRE, Paris: Editions des Musees Nationaux, 1978, no 1032.

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