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Crossing the Bridge, c.1730 by François Boucher
Canvas Print - 4050-BFR

Location: State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia
Original Size: 59 × 72 cm

Crossing the Bridge by Boucher (c.1730) is reproduced as a museum-quality giclée canvas print. Printed with archival inks on 400 g/m² canvas and hand-varnished for UV protection, it can be made in any size up to 19.4 × 23.6 in, scaled proportionally, with optional framing. Free worldwide shipping available; unframed prints ship in 2 workdays, framed in 7 to 8. Guaranteed 100-year color durability.

Crossing the Bridge by François Boucher, c.1730 - canvas print
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Giclée Canvas Print | $77.12 USD

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The size you set is the printed image, the part you see once the canvas is stretched. Beyond that size we add 1.2 in of blank canvas on every side, at no extra cost, so the stretcher bars have something to grip. A 17.8 × 21.7 in print therefore arrives as 20.1 × 24 in. Both numbers are shown in Your Selection above and change with the slider.

Yes. The slider covers every size up to 19.4 × 23.6 in, always in the proportions of the original. If you need something larger, or a size that has to fit a frame you already own, write to us with the title and the dimensions and we will tell you what is possible. Every print is made to order, so there is usually a way.

Because the original is an oil painting on canvas. We match the print medium to the original: oil paintings go on canvas, works on paper go on fine art paper. Our canvas is natural cotton, 400 g/m² Canvas, acid-free and pH neutral, and its woven texture gives the most natural impression of Boucher's original oil painting. The finish is satin/gloss, which keeps the depth of the dark tones the way varnish does on a painting in a museum; a matte canvas looks dull and pale next to it. More about our print media.

Start with the original, which measures 59 × 72 cm. A print at or near that size reads the way the artist judged it. Printing smaller is easy; enlarging a small original changes its character. For the wall, above a sofa or a sideboard aim for two thirds to three quarters of the furniture width, and hang the center at eye level. Cut paper to size and tape it to the wall before you order. The original hangs in State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia. Full size guide.
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About the Painting

Alright, let's take a gander at this Boucher gem, shall we? "Crossing the Bridge" - what a quaint little scene he's cooked up for us here. It's got this dreamy, soft-focus quality that Boucher was known for, all misty blues and hazy greens. The man knew how to make a landscape look positively edible.

Front and center, we've got this rustic wooden bridge. It's not much to look at, really - just a few planks slapped together. But it's what's happening on it that catches the eye. A woman on horseback, looking all prim and proper, is leading a small herd of cattle across. There's a chap on foot too, probably some farmhand or other.

The palette here is classic Boucher - lots of cool blues in the sky and distant hills, warmed up by earthy browns and touches of rusty orange in the foreground. He's playing with light and shadow, creating this sense of depth that draws you right into the scene.

Now, composition-wise, Boucher's gone for a bit of a zigzag here. Your eye starts with the cattle in the lower left, then zips up to that rather improbable tree on the right - all wispy and bendy, like it's doing a little dance. Then you're led back down to the bridge and across to those architectural bits in the background.

It's all very theatrical, very staged - but in a good way, mind you. Boucher wasn't trying to give us a slice of real life here. No, this is a confection, a pretty little pastoral fantasy for the powdered-wig set to coo over. And you know what? It works. It's charming, it's escapist, it's... well, it's Boucher all over, isn't it?

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