Le Toucher (Touch) from the series Les Cinq Senses (The Five Senses)
date: label: Date
content: 1720–1770
name: label: Artist
content: François Boucher, French, 1703–1770
label: Publisher
content: Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Two allegorical figures representing the sense of touch. One seated, elderly man (left), and one standing, young woman (right). Each holds an animal (cat?), and at their feet lay a parasol, a spoon, and a platter.
place: label: Place
content: France
label: made in
content: France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1924-15-138
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching and engraving on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 35.7 x 25.8 cm (14 1/16 x 10 3/16 in.)
label: Dimensions
content: dims. vary
label: Dimensions
content: Mat: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)