The setting of the sun
François Boucher, 1752, Wallace Collection
‘The setting of the sun’ is a work by François Boucher (France, 1703–1770). It is dated 1752. It is part of the collection Wallace Collection. Wikidata links the work to a movement covered in the chapter ‘Rococo’.
It was commissioned by Madame de Pompadour. It is made of oil paint and canvas. It measures 318 × 261 cm. The work belongs to the genres mythological painting and nude. The things depicted include putto, curtain, Moon, and star.
The catalogue has 249 more works by François Boucher.