# Madame Bergeret, in Neoclassicism

François Boucher painted this (possibly 1766), aged 63. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

Our note:

> Madame Bergeret stands in a garden in a gown of shimmering silver-white silk with blue bows, a straw hat trimmed with blue ribbon in one hand and a pink rose in the other, resting on an urn of flowers. Roses lie scattered on a bench and on the ground beside her.

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## The work

- Date: possibly 1766
- Medium: oil on canvas
- Dimensions: overall: 143.5 x 105.4 cm (56 1/2 x 41 1/2 in.) framed: 172.4 x 134.3 cm (67 7/8 x 52 7/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1946.7.3
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[François Boucher](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/francois-boucher), French, 1703–1770

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.

6 works in the collection.

## Walk on

- [More by François Boucher](https://www.ochreeditions.com/galleries/artist/francois-boucher?hang=749) (6 works)
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