Poetry

Boucher, François (1703-1770) (attributed to)


Item type:
painting
Date of creation:
18th century
Height:
40.0 cm  (15 3/4 in.)
Width:
32.7 cm  (12 7/8 in.)
Technique / Medium:
oil on canvas

    Item location

  • Frick Collection
    [Museum inv. no.: 1916.1.17]

Description

Two cherubs sit in the clouds, one holding a sheet of paper. Beneath their feet lies a wind instrument, probably an oboe.

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Oboe [4232]

Image URLs

image link 1

Bibliographic references

Paintings in The Frick Collection: French, Italian and Spanish (New York: The Frick Collection, 1968) vol. 2.

RIdIM record id

1657