The Adoration of the Shepherds, by François Boucher, 1758/1760
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The Adoration of the Shepherds

François Boucher (French, 1703 - 1770)

1758/1760

Medium
black chalk, pen and brown ink with brown wash, heightened with white gouache and white chalk on cream laid paper, laid down
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 24 x 29.3 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Culture
French
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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