Le Toucher (Touch)
Le Toucher (Touch)
Le Toucher (Touch)
Le Toucher (Touch)

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Le Toucher (Touch),

1742

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
after François Boucher, 1703–1770; born and died Paris, France
2007-110

Information

Title
Le Toucher (Touch)
Dates

1742

Maker
Gabriel Huquier
after François Boucher
Medium
Etching with engraving, lightly squared in black chalk for transfer
Dimensions
plate: 36.5 x 27.3 cm. (14 3/8 x 10 3/4 in.) sheet: 47.4 x 32 cm. (18 11/16 x 12 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Laura P. Hall Memorial Fund
Object Number
2007-110
Place Made

Europe, France, Paris

Inscription
Titled printed in plate, upper center: Le toucher Numbered in plate, upper right corner: 5 Inscribed in plate in grass, lower left: E. Boucher in. Inscribed in plate below grass, lower right: AParis chez Huquier rue St. Jacque C.P.R.
Culture
French, European
Type
etchings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
etching (printing process)
Subject
animals, trees, men, figures (representations), senses, women, Chinoiserie

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