Seated Woman Playing a Guitar

Louis Crépy after Antoine Watteau

Associated Names
Louis Crépy

Artist, French, born c. 1680

Antoine Watteau

Artist After, French, 1684 - 1721

The image shows a woman playing a guitar while seated on a decorative ledge. She has a serene expression, with detailed facial features and an elaborate hairstyle. She wears an elegant, flowing dress with a fitted bodice and long sleeves. The background is ornate, featuring floral garlands, urns with plants, and intricate scrollwork. A decorative archway and other decorative elements complete the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mrs. W. Murray Crane

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 47.6 × 26.1 cm (18 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1955.4.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Dacier/Vuaflart 1921, no. 160, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1921

  • Dacier, Emile and Albert Vuaflart. Jean de Jullienne et les graveurs de Watteau au XVIIIe siecle. 4 vols. Paris: Societe pour l'Etude de la Gravure Francaise, 1921-1929.

Wikidata ID

Q65361347

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