\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 The woman depicted in this painting is probably Louisa OÆMurphy, BoucherÆs model and later the lover of Louis XV, by whom sh
e had a daughter. Boucher conveys visually tactile sensations like the different textures of the womanÆs flesh, the velvet and the silk. The objects scattered on the floor confer spontaneity on the scene.
