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The Triumph of Eros

Art and Seduction in 18th Century France

François Boucher
(1703-70)
Pastoral Scene,
1740s


FranÁois Guérin
(1751-91)
Venus and Nymphs,
c.1780s


Nicolas Lancret
(1690-1743)
The Swing,
1730s


Pierre Subleyras
(1699-1749)
A scene…
1732


Antoine Watteau
(1684-1721)
La Boudeuse
(The Capricious Girl),
c.1718


Pierre-Laurent Auvray
(1736-?)
after Fragonard
Les Jets d'Eau,
c.1779


J. Mathieu
after Fragonard
Le Serment d'Amour,
1760s


Etienne-Maurice Falconet
(1716-91)
Menacing Cupid,
1750s


Sèvres
Inkwell and stand with figure of Cupid drumming,
1774


Sèvres
Cup and saucer with scene of Cupid shooting an arrow,
1780

Pierre Subleyras (1699-1749),
A scene of an artist painting a seal of chastity
on his wife, from a tale by Jean de La Fontaine, 1732,
oil on canvas, 30.5 x 24.5 cm

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