A Summer Pastoral

This painting and its companion piece, An Autumn Pastoral (also in the Wallace Collection), were commissioned by the financier Trudaine for his new château at Montigny-Lencoup, together with four overdoors by Oudry which are also in the Wallace Collection.

These great pastorals offer a characteristic Boucher blend of elegance and ruticity.

Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 10 minutes): Vivaldi: Concerto in G minor RV 315 op. 8. No. 2 (Summer)