Art, literature & history
Reclining Nymph
c. 1752
- Dating
- Approximate
- Held at
- National Gallery of Art
- Medium
- black and white chalk on brown laid paper
- Dimensions
- overall: 22.7 x 39.8 cm (8 15/16 x 15 11/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 2000.9.4
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- NGA Open Access — public domainLicense details
François Boucher. Reclining Nymph. National Gallery of Art. NGA Open Access — public domain. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: National Gallery of Art
About this artwork
Reclining Nymph — François Boucher. c. 1752.
Medium: black and white chalk on brown laid paper.
Dimensions (museum labels retained): overall: 22.7 x 39.8 cm (8 15/16 x 15 11/16 in.).
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 2000.9.4. 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.