Francois Boucher
Woman at her toilet Born place: Paris, France. At the age of 17 the young Boucher was apprenticed by his father, a designer of embroidery patterns, to Fran�ois Lemoyne. However, after only 3 months, he went to work for the engraver Jean-Fran�ois Cars. Within 3 years he had already won the Grand Prix de Rome. Drawing on the influence of Watteau and Rubens, Boucher's early work ...