Art, literature & history
Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ...
1767
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 31.6 x 21.8 cm (12 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1942.9.1050
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
François Boucher. Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis .... National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Venus appuyee sur son cher Adonis ... — François Boucher. 1767.
Medium: black and white chalk on faded blue laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 31.6 x 21.8 cm (12 7/16 x 8 9/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1942.9.1050. Widener Collection.
Museum holding does not establish current display.
Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.
Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.