"fishing," By Jacques-firmin Beauvarlet (1731–1797), After F. Boucher; Etching, Ca. 1775.

This print, framed and mounted under glass, depicts people fishing. The scene is part of the idyllic (pastoral) movement that was very popular in 18th-century France, which idealized life in the heart of nature, far from the concerns of the court, while infusing it with a touch of elegance and courtly refinement. The oil painting by François Boucher, which served as the model for this engraving, was created around 1766.

Etching.

Rococo, France, circa 1775. Signed: “Boucher Pinxit 1er peintre du Roi” and “Beauvarlet Direxit.” (Engraver and publisher: Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731–1797)).

Dimensions with frame: 58.5 x 44 cm. Print on plate: approx. 50 x 37 cm.

Condition visible in the photos; relatively good, with visible discoloration and signs of wear.

Print held in the museum’s collection:
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl020521082

Jacques-Firmin Beauvarlet (1731–1797) – A prominent French copper engraver and graphic artist of the Enlightenment era. Born in Abbeville, he moved to Paris to pursue his artistic studies. He was admitted to the prestigious Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in 1762. He specialized in engraving after the works of famous masters, such as François Boucher, Luca Giordano, and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. His studio and publishing house, located on Rue du Petit-Bourbon in Paris, became renowned for publishing luxury engravings that found their way into royal and private collections throughout Europe (his engravings were notably included in the collection of King Stanislas Auguste Poniatowski).

François Boucher (1703–1770) – One of the most important and influential figures in French Rococo painting, engraving, and decoration. In 1765, he was appointed First Painter to King Louis XV and director of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture. He enjoyed the special patronage of the Marquise de Pompadour, the king’s influential mistress, for whom he designed interiors and decorations and painted portraits and decorative works. He was famous for his extremely refined, sensual, and graceful depictions, inspired by mythological and allegorical themes as well as pastoral scenes (idylls). His style defined the visual aesthetic of the French court and aristocracy in the mid-18th century.

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