He gave her lessons and created various portraits of her. Boucher was the favorite artist of Madame de Pompadour, the influential mistress of Louis XV. The artist was highly productive and claimed that he made over 1000 paintings and 10000 drawings. He often used delicate colors and depicted carefree scenes.
Boucher’s paintings are famous examples of this style. It is characterized by the playful, light nature, and excessive use of ornaments.
It was a time when the Rococo style became increasingly popular. The French painter François Boucher was born in 1703 in Paris. François Boucher: Master of Rococo as a Stage Designer Portrait of François Boucher by Gustaf Lundberg, 1741, via Victoria and Albert Museum, London
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