The Dispatch of the Messenger
Object type: Painting
Department: European Paintings
Artist: François Boucher
Artist bio: French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: French
Date: 1765
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Oval, 12 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (32.1 x 26.7 cm)
Classification: Paintings
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Joseph Heine, in memory of her husband, I. D. Levy, 1944
Accession year: 1944
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