Genius and Grace: Francois Boucher and the Generation of 1700 by Alvin L. Clark (Editor), Esther Bell, Françoise Joulie (Contributors); 2014. Softcover. (LF)

The catalogue of an exhibition organized by the Horvitz Collection, Boston. The exhibition is to be held at the Cincinnati Art Museum, March-May 2014 and at the Ackland Art Museum, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, January-April 2015. The exhibition presents exemplary drawings by 27 accomplished artists who influenced the practices of art and draftsmanship for much of the eighteenth century. The brilliant career of François Boucher, the best-known artist of his generation, is represented in the show by 19 drawings. Other artists featured in the exhibition include Jean-Antoine Watteau, Jean-Baptiste Oudry, Charles-Joseph Natoire, Charles-Antoine Coypel, and Carle Vanloo.