Figures de différents caractères, de Paysages, et d'Etudes dessinées d'après nature par Antoine Watteau (volume I)

c. 1726

Antoine Watteau

Associated Names
Antoine Watteau

Artist After, French, 1684 - 1721

This illustration depicts the upper half of a man seated in a slightly turned position, facing forward. He has detailed facial features, long curly hair, and is wearing an elaborate coat with fur lining on the collar and cuffs. He holds a paintbrush delicately in his right hand and his left hand rests on the edge of a large canvas or portfolio. The background is minimal with a lined border. Below the portrait, there is a text paying tribute to Watteau.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Bound volume of prints containing an engraved frontispiece, a portrait plate, 7 engraved text plates, and 132 numbered etchings

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.7 × 32.5 cm (19 15/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.2089

  • Series Title

    (1 of 2 volumes, 1942.9.2089-2090)

Associated Artworks

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Plate 1: Fra Felice da Cantalice

François Boucher

1721

Plate 2: Standing Woman Holding her Dress with the her Right Hand

François Boucher

1721

Plate 3: An Old Woman Spinning Wool on a Distaff

comte de Anne-Claude-Philippe de Tubières Caylus

1721

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1996

  • Rosenberg, Pierre and Louis-Antoine Prat. Antoine Watteau 1684-1721. Catalogue raisonné des dessins. Milan: Leonardo Editore, 1996.