Antique 18th C French Engraving After Francois Boucher Huquier Framed For Sale

Antique 18th-century French engraving after François Boucher (1703–1770), presented in an ornate black and gilt frame.The print is based on drawings by François Boucher, a French Rococo artist. The subjects are *chinoiserie*—European imaginative interpretations of Chinese themes, a popular trend in the 18th century.• The publisher of print is Gabriel Huquier (1695–1772), based on Rue Saint-Jacques in Paris. The inscription \"C.P.R.\" stands for *avec privilège du roi* (\"with royal privilege\"), a standard mark on French prints of that era.• Technique: etching and engraving (intaglio printing from a metal plate).Thema: a young woman riding an ox• Inscriptions on the sheet: \"F. Boucher, In.\" (after a drawing by Boucher) and \"Huquier, Sculp. et Exc.\" (engraved and published by Huquier). Sheet number \"6\"; the letter \"A\" appears at the top.• Verified via the Metropolitan Museum of Art: this is Plate 6, \"Chinoiserie with a woman riding an ox,\" from the series *Premier Livre de Sujets et Pastorales*. The museum lists the plate dimensions as 26 × 20.5 cm and dates the series to 1720–1772.• Handwritten notations in the margins by previous frame decorator: \"15×17 cm\", \"Slate Vel + D340\", \"3\" … slate blue velvet\", \"469/5\". These are framer’s marks indicating the mat opening size, material (slate-blue velvet), and order number.• Condition: brown water stains near the bull\'s head and in the margins; traces of glue and paper from an old backing. The sheet is mounted on old cardboard.Antique French engraving / etchingAfter François BoucherGabriel Huquier, engraver/publisherOriginal Rococo pastoral subjectPlate No. 6Black and white intaglio printOrnate black and gilt frameProfessionally matted and presented under glassApproximate period: 18th centuryFrench Rococo / Old Master printThe visible inscriptions are particularly useful for attribution; modern sources also document 18th-century works after Boucher associated with Gabriel Huquier.Part of a collection of decor pieces from the former inventory of Fabienne Marumo Interiors, a French-owned boutique in Palm Beach, Florida.