François Boucher (1703 - 1770)

Discover François Boucher (1703-1770), master of Rococo! Explore his sensual paintings – mythological scenes, portraits & idyllic landscapes – defining 18thC French art.

Portrait of Marquise de Pompadour (1759) is an oil on canvas painting by François Boucher. The painting is of Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson (1721-1764) who became marquise de Pompadour and maitresse en titre to Louis XV in 1745. This painting (91 x 68 cm) is Now in the collection of the Wallace Collection, London.