Angel in clouds

Title

Angel in clouds

Draughtsman

• François Boucher

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• rococo

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing?
• graphite drawing?

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• composition study
• design for a painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): F. Boucher.

Captions Added Later

Verso mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Primary

• 11G191 angel(s) represented as child(ren)
• 26A clouds