Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery by François Boucher — François Boucher. Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery

by François Boucher

Quick Overview

Artist: François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris)
Medium: Black and white pastel, with stumping
Dimensions: 10 1/2 x 17 3/16 in. (26.7 x 43.6 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Dodge Fund, 1957
Accession no.: 57.139

Provenance

The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s open-access data does not include an ownership history for this work. See the museum’s page for this work.

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

Open-access museum record · AT-00019040

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