Jean-Antoine Watteau
Studies of two Gentlemen standing and a Lady seated recto (Studies of Footsoldiers, a Drummer and two Cavaliers verso)
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About this artwork
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artist:Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684 - 1721) French
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title:Studies of two Gentlemen standing and a Lady seated recto (Studies of Footsoldiers, a Drummer and two Cavaliers verso)
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date created:About 1710
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materials:Red chalk on paper, double-sided
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measurements:16.00 x 19.50 cm
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credit line:Accepted by HM Government in Lieu of Inheritance Tax and allocated to The National Gallery of Scotland, 2010
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accession number:D 5631
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Jean-Antoine Watteau
Jean-Antoine Watteau
Watteau, celebrated for his colourful and delicately sophisticated work, introduced a new type of subject into eighteenth century French painting: the fêtes galantes. These were scenes in which exquisitely dressed young people idle away time in dreamy, romantic, pastoral settings. They appear...
