The Secret — Jacques Bonnefoy d'Arles|François Boucher|Bance l'ainé | DiscoverArt

Jacques Bonnefoy d'Arles|François Boucher|Bance l'ainé

The Secret

ca. 1804–31

Stipple engraving, first state

36.4 × 25.5 cm (14.3 × 10 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — check current display status with the museum.

View at metmuseum.org ↗︎Plan a visit ↗︎

Discover

Your feed Blog Museums & galleries Saved works

You

Account Community guidelines

DiscoverArt

A taste-graph discovery engine for art. Every work shown is a real object in a real museum — artwork images courtesy of their institutions’ open-access programs.

© Discover Art 2026Terms of Use Privacy Policy Cookie Policy

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

More like this

Les deux Confidentes (The two Confidants)

Jean Ouvrier|François Boucher — Les deux Confidentes (The tw

The Amusement of a Shepherd Girl

Marie Madeleine Igonet|François Boucher — The Amusement of a

Le Panier Misterieux (The Mysterious Basket)

René Gaillard|François Boucher — Le Panier Misterieux (The M

Fountain of Love

François Boucher|Gabriel Huquier|Pierre Aveline — Fountain o

La Bonne Mere

Jean Honoré Fragonard|Nicolas de Launay — La Bonne Mere

Pastorale

Gabriel Huquier|François Boucher|Gabriel Huquier — Pastorale

Vertumnus and Pomona

Richard van Orley — Vertumnus and Pomona

La Bonne Mere

Jean Honoré Fragonard|Nicolas de Launay — La Bonne Mere

Les Nimphes au Bain (The Nymphs at the Bath)

Jean Ouvrier|François Boucher — Les Nimphes au Bain (The Nym

Venus et les Amours (Venus and the Loves)

René Gaillard|François Boucher — Venus et les Amours (Venus

La nuit

Emmanuel Jean de Ghendt|Pierre Antoine Baudouin — La nuit

Pensant-ils au Raisin? (Are They Thinking About the Grape?)

Jacques Philippe Le Bas|François Boucher — Pensant-ils au Ra