“Porcelain art” of France, undoubtedly, owes much to Boucher and, of course, to Madame Pompadour. Beginning in the 1740s, the King’s mistress became keenly interested in the porcelain factory in Vincennes. Her interest was so insistent that in 1751 Louis XV gave her this small factory. And madam, rolling up her sleeves, set to work.
On her initiative, the production of porcelain gradually “moved” to Sèvres. At the same time the Marquise de Pompadour attracted to the development of new projects for her manufactory François Boucher. For a decade, the artist created countless sketches, for which the factory manufactured statuettes and services. Among the most interesting works on his drawings can be called “The Science of Love,” 1763. This composition was created by the master’s sketch not by anybody, but by Etienne Maurice Falakone. Remarkable and a series of statuettes “Children”, made of white porcelain.
Charming children, fashioned according to the artist’s drawings, only do that they collect flowers and sing songs. As for the services, painted according to the drawings of Boucher, it is impossible to ignore the set of vases “Lovers in the garden.” These vases are characterized by great elegance, although to the modern viewer they may seem somewhat “overloaded” details. Creativity of the artist had a huge influence on the development of decorative ceramics of the second half of the XVIII century. According to Bute’s drawings, not only the Sevres masters worked, but also masters from other European countries.
At the famous porcelain factory in Meissen near Dresden, Boucher’s sketch was used, for example, when creating the “Garden Scene”. After the death of Madame Pompadour in 1764, Boucher’s cooperation with the manufactory in Sèvres gradually came to naught, as the affairs of the king’s new favorite, Madame Du Barry, began to deal with matters here.
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