François Boucher, the painter of feminine grace, was one of the greatest specialists in grisaille painting. His engraving preparatory sketches are more graphic in quality, while those for his paintings are characteristically heavier and more energetic. One of his later works, The Rape of Proserpine, falls into this second category. His rivals, such as Carle Van Loo, and his pupils, such as Deshays, were also devoted to working in grisaille.

Grisaille also played a significant role in the famous commission for Paris’ Saint-Roch Church and it is this technique which made it possible for the sponsors to appreciate the effect of the future painting by Doyen.
In addition to historical painting, minor genres can be seen to center on a monochromatic style: Greuze’s portrait, Bachelier’s wildlife paintings, and the battle scene painting by Gamelin.

Giacinto Diano illustrates the last glimmers of late Baroque décor in Naples while the allegory of Del Castillo is a rare example of this technique in Goya’s Spain.