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Tête-à-tête, François Boucher | Dartabase

Tête-à-tête, François Boucher, 1764, black chalk heightened with white on laid paper

Tête-à-tête

François Boucher

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Artist: François Boucher
Date: 1764
Movement: Rococo
Medium: black chalk heightened with white on laid paper
Dimensions: overall: 33.5 x 23.1 cm (13 3/16 x 9 1/8 in.); support: 38.4 x 28.2 cm (15 1/8 x 11 1/8 in.)
Location: National Gallery of Art

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