Venus

c. 1754

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: black chalk with touches of red chalk, heightened with white chalk on gray paper
Dimensions: overall: 22.5 x 40 cm (8 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.)
Collection no.: 2000.9.5
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details

François Boucher. Venus. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

About this artwork

Venus — François Boucher. c. 1754.

Medium: black chalk with touches of red chalk, heightened with white chalk on gray paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 22.5 x 40 cm (8 7/8 x 15 3/4 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2000.9.5. Gift of Gertrude Laughlin Chanler.

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.

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