Black African Removing Bottles From a Cooler 1715 - 1770

"Black African Removing Bottles from a Cooler" is an etching by Francois Boucher, a prominent French Rococo artist. The piece depicts a Black man kneeling and reaching into a cooler, which is likely filled with bottles of wine, while holding a bottle in his left hand. The simple composition focuses on the figure's physicality and the domestic act of retrieving bottles, reflecting Boucher's interest in everyday life. The image was likely part of a larger series of prints exploring similar themes and is now held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.