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Romantic 19th Century Miniature Painting After Boucher
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Romantic 19th Century Miniature Painting After Boucher

19th century
Sold 14 June 2025 · Rams Head Antiques
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This is a delightful, original painting after Francois Boucher painted in bold gouache colours around 1860. This is in its original stained wood frame with inner gilt mount. The painting depicts a lovely pastoral scene with lambs and ladies in a grand garden scene with a suitor courting.

It is signed by the artist R. Dumans and references Francois Boucher.

Francois Boucher (1703-1770) was a French painter, etcher and draughtsman who famously worked in the Rococo style. He is well renowned for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

The picture is 17 cms by 15 cms overall with the image being 8 cms by 6.5 cms.

This beautiful painting is one of eight good miniatures from the same collection in Boucher’s style that we currently have listed.

Please see our other items in our eBay shop to view the other miniatures.

This item has a standard Ivory exemption declaration number X2AX5VM9

UK insured delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

Physical Dimensions
Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1023296
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This is a delightful, original painting after Francois Boucher painted in bold gouache colours around 1860. This is in its original stained wood frame with inner gilt mount.
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The painting depicts a lovely pastoral scene with lambs and ladies in a grand garden scene with a suitor courting.
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fig 1. A square miniature painting depicting a pastoral romantic scene, enclosed in a gilded inner liner and a wide, dark wooden frame.
fig 1. Romantic 19th Century Miniature Painting After Boucher

It is signed by the artist R. Dumans and references Francois Boucher.

Francois Boucher (1703-1770) was a French painter, etcher and draughtsman who famously worked in the Rococo style. He is well renowned for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories and pastoral scenes. He was perhaps the most celebrated painter and decorative artist of the 18th century.

fig 2. A square miniature painting depicting a pastoral romantic scene, enclosed in a gilded inner liner and a wide, dark wooden frame.
fig 2. Romantic 19th Century Miniature Painting After Boucher

The picture is 17 cms by 15 cms overall with the image being 8 cms by 6.5 cms.

This beautiful painting is one of eight good miniatures from the same collection in Boucher’s style that we currently have listed.

Please see our other items in our eBay shop to view the other miniatures.

This item has a standard Ivory exemption declaration number X2AX5VM9

UK insured delivery is £15

Date of Manufacture

Rams Head Antiques has dated this Antique Miniature Painting to the 19th Century.

Height
17cm (6.69")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
1cm (0.39")
Reference Numbers
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SA1023296
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A square miniature painting depicting a pastoral romantic scene, enclosed in a gilded inner liner and a wide, dark wooden frame.
Romantic 19th Century Miniature Painting after Boucher
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  • ObjectPaintings
  • Period19th century
  • StyleRococo Revival
  • MaterialWood, Gilt Brass, Pigment, Card
  • ColourBlack
  • MotifsPastoral landscape, Gilded liner, Mitred wooden frame, Figurative composition
  • SizeH 17 cm (7 in) x W 15 cm (6 in) x D 1 cm (0 in)

FAQs

Nineteenth-century miniature paintings often revived the pastoral and romantic themes popularised by French artists like Francois Boucher during the Rococo period, catering to a collector market desiring portable, highly detailed classical artwork.

These pieces typically feature delicate pigment application on ivory, vellum, or prepared card, housed in deep wooden frames with gilded brass or gilt-wood inner liners to enhance the visual depth of the small composition.

Authentic pieces exhibit hand-painted brushwork under magnification rather than mechanical dot patterns, use period-appropriate pigments, and are enclosed in frames showing genuine age-related wear, oxidisation, and traditional joinery.

Such small-scale artworks work effectively when grouped in a gallery wall arrangement, displayed on narrow ledges, or placed on specialist miniature easel stands to draw the eye closer to their intricate details.

Preservation requires displaying the artwork away from direct sunlight to prevent pigment fading, maintaining stable indoor humidity levels, and avoiding harsh cleaning agents on both the delicate painted surface and the antique frame.
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