Venus stands nude in center looking out at the viewer with cupid on her right looking into the distance on the right.
François Boucher, Venus with Cupid, 18th century, pastel, 14 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (37.9 x 21.4 cm), Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 66-16
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François Boucher, Venus with Cupid, eighteenth century

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doi: 10.37764/78973.5.308
ArtistFrançois Boucher, French, 1703–1770
TitleVenus with Cupid
Object DateEighteenth century
MediumPastel mounted on card
Dimensions (Unframed)14 15/16 x 8 7/16 in. (37.9 x 21.4 cm)
Credit LineThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Purchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust, 66-16

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