Fountain of Venus

1756

François Boucher

François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

European Painting and Sculpture

Fountain of Venus, 1756. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 246 x 228.5 x 6.5 cm (96 7/8 x 89 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 233 x 215 cm (91 3/4 x 84 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection 1979.55

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Boucher, François
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 246 x 228.5 x 6.5 cm (96 7/8 x 89 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 233 x 215 cm (91 3/4 x 84 5/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Signed lower right: "F Boucher / 1756"
Departments: European Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1979.55
Credit Line: The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1979, America Collects Eighteenth-Century French Painting
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 216B French and German