# François Boucher

French, 1703–1770; born in Paris; died in Paris

Boucher trained with François Lemoyne, won the Prix de Rome and spent several years in Italy before rising to become First Painter to Louis XV. Madame de Pompadour was his most important patron. He worked at every scale, from mythological canvases full of rosy nudes and cupids to designs for the Beauvais and Gobelins tapestry factories, porcelain and the opera. His light, decorative manner came to define the French Rococo.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

6 works in the collection.

- [Are They Thinking about the Grape? (Pensent-ils au raisin?)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/are-they-thinking-about-the-grape-pensent-ils-au-raisin-aic-44742), François Boucher, 1747. Courtesy of Art Institute of Chicago.
- [Cupids in Conspiracy](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/cupids-in-conspiracy-cma-125950), François Boucher, 1740s. Courtesy of Cleveland Museum of Art.
- [The Toilette of Venus](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-toilette-of-venus-met-435739), François Boucher, 1751. Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
- [Allegory of Painting](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/allegory-of-painting-nga-32679), François Boucher, 1765. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Allegory of Music](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/allegory-of-music-nga-32680), François Boucher, 1764. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Madame Bergeret](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/madame-bergeret-nga-32681), François Boucher, possibly 1766. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.