"Pensent-ils aux raisins?"
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DatesSigned: Signed 1747
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Dimensionsh x w: Mått 76 x 89 cm h x w x d: Ram 101 x 114 x 11 cm
Inventory numberNM 773
AcqusitionTransferred 1865 Kongl. Museum
Other titlesTitel (sv): "Tänker de på druvorna?" Titel (en): "Pensent-ils aux raisins?"
DescriptionDescription: Boucher’s inspiration for this idyll was probably Charles Simon Favart’s 1745 pantomime Les vendanges de Tempé. The protagonist, a shepherd, is courting his sweetheart Lisette. The shepherd was originally played by Favart’s wife, and the work made a deliberate play on gender roles – this is maintained in the way Boucher depicts the two characters. The painting was commissioned for Lovisa Ulrika’s picture gallery at Drottningholm Palace.
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