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Young Servant Holding a Dish
Also titled Jonge bediende die een bord vasthoudt
François Boucher (Paris, 1703–1770)
1713 - 1770
- Medium
- paper, chalk
- Classification
- drawing
- Dimensions
- height 187 mm x width 183 mm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
The graceful and dynamic pose of this figure derives from the fluid outlines. Even though Boucher left out the lower part of his sitter's body, he managed to capture his essence with the elongated fingers, curved back, and head cocked to the side. In his usual manner, Boucher used a lighter red and white chalk to build up the figure's volume.
