About the Artist

Boucher was one of the major representatives of the Rococo style in France. Influences of his work included his teacher Francois Lemoyne who he studied under around 1720, and Antoine Watteau. His successful career began after a trip to Italy (1727-1731). He was accepted at the Academy, later becoming the director. He also became the artistic director of the royal Gobelins factory, and in 1765 was chosen by the king as his primary painter. Mythological or social subjects are central in Boucher's creative works. His frequent erotic and sensual pictures corresponding to the taste at the French court. Significant works by the artist include The Triumph of Venus, The Toilet of Venus and Madame de Pompadour.