Seated Woman Holding a Bird Cage

François Boucher

Cleveland Museum of Art

A woman sits with her body facing left and her head tilted down. Her hair is curled and styled up with a ribbon. She wears a low-cut dress with a corset top, puffy sleeves, and a full skirt that falls to the floor. The woman's right arm rests on her knee, and her left arm rests on a plant beside her. She holds a small birdcage in her left hand. The birdcage has vertical bars. The woman wears shoes with a low heel. The background shows a plant beside the woman, and the wall or ground behind her fades into light blue and grey tones. The drawing is done in black, white, and some color, on beige paper.