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9.7: Boucher’s Madame de Pompadour

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of François Boucher’s Madame de Pompadour.

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    The link to this video is provided at the bottom of this page.

    François Boucher, Madame de Pompadour, oil on canvas, 1750 (extention of canvas and additional painting likely added by Boucher later), (Fogg Museum).

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