| The Judgement of Paris | |
| Wikidata: | Q110304528 |
| Artist: | François Boucher |
| Medium: | oil paint on canvas |
| Subject: | Judgement of Paris |
| Movement: | Rococo |
| Height Metric: | 110 |
| Width Metric: | 86 |
| Dimensions Ref: | [1] |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Museum: | Musée des Beaux-Arts |
| City: | Mulhouse |
| Accession: | 1961 |
The Judgement of Paris (French: Le Jugement de Pâris) is an oil-on-canvas mythological painting by the French Rococo artist artist François Boucher. It was painted and belongs to the Musée des Beaux-Arts of Mulhouse, France. Its inventory number is 61.1.16.[1]
The painting was bequeathed to the museum by Alfred Wallach (1882–1961). Its authenticity as a genuine Boucher had been disputed until the British specialist Alastair Laing established that it was indeed painted by the master himself.[1] Two 1763 preparatory drawings have survived, one depicting Aphrodite with Eros (now in the Albertina in Vienna),[2] and the other one depicting Athena (current location unknown).[1] [3]
A similar work by Boucher on the same theme, dated 1754, is owned by the Wallace Collection in London.[4]