Aurora and Cephalus
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Aurora and Cephalus

TitleAurora and Cephalus
ArtistFrançois Boucher
Datec. 1766 18th century
Mediumbrown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink
ClassificationDrawing
Holding institutionNational Gallery of Art (Washington)
Credit lineWidener Collection
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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“Aurora and Cephalus” is a work by François Boucher, dated c. 1766. It is executed in brown chalk with stumping on light beige laid paper, with later framing line in brown ink and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).

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