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Jean-Antoine Watteau

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Four figures in pale and striped costumes gather in a dark garden by a stone urn, one playing a guitar.

The Foursome

1713

Painting of a seated woman in a red fur-trimmed dress and turban, leaning against a tree with a fan, under a blue sky.

The Dreamer (La Rêveuse)

1712

Watteau-style fête galante: elegant couple dancing in a pastoral landscape with sheep, seated company under trees, rosy sky.

Die Schäfer (Fêtes galantes)

1717

Courtly ceremony in a gilded interior, a man in orange placing a blue order ribbon on a seated youth among onlookers.

French Dauphin presented with an order

1710

Five costumed figures sit on a grassy bank under dark trees, one playing a lute, with a pierrot at the center.

Pierrot Content

1712

Watteau painting of elegant figures dancing and gathering beneath an arcade, with musicians, a fountain and a garden beyond.

Les Plaisirs du Bal

1715

Painting of soldiers and women with children resting around a campfire in a military camp at dusk.

Bivouac

1709

Woman in a rose satin gown and white headdress seen from behind, standing before a landscape of trees under a blue sky.

Polish woman

1717

Painting of elegant figures in a wooded park, with a seated musician, couples on a stone terrace, and a reclining statue.

Pleasures of Love

1718

Watteau painting of a man playing lute beside a seated woman reading sheet music in a wooded garden with a bust.

The Scale of Love

1717

Painting of a seated couple in a wooded landscape with a dog and scattered flowers on a rock.

Der Jäger des Nestes

1710

Painting of children playing outdoors in a garden under a cloudy sky, one boy in white seated and a girl holding a wooden toy

Heureux age! Age d'or (Happy Age! Golden Age)

1716

Painting of elegant figures in pastel silks gathered in a shaded wooded clearing, with a horse and rider and a distant river.

Fete Champetre

1722

Painting of elegant couples in silk costumes ascending a wooded hill toward a ship, with flying cupids and a statue of Venus.

Embarkation for Cythera

1718

Painting of commedia dell'arte performers in costume, with a lute player and candlelit crowd at night.

The Italian Comedy (Love in the Italian Theatre)

1714

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a feathered hat leaning toward a woman, with a head study at upper left.

Study for "The Romancer" (Le Conteur)

c. 1716

Red and black chalk drawing of a bald man's head turned upward, with an open mouth and shaded face on pale paper.

Head of a Man

ca. 1718

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman turning her head and gesturing, with white highlights on tan paper.

Seated Woman

1716-17

Red chalk sketch of two women in long skirts, one turning back over her shoulder and one lifting her drapery.

Two Studies of a Dancer, Raising Her Skirt in Her Two Hands

1712/13

Pen and ink sketch of a woman in a bonnet and full skirt, leaning forward and holding a fan.

Woman Seated

1700s

Red and black chalk study of a boy's head and two flute players by Watteau, on a tan sheet.

Two Studies of a Flutist and a Study of the Head of a Boy

1718

Etching of a man with long curled hair leaning on a stone pedestal, with trees in the distant landscape behind him.

Standing Man Leaning on His Elbow

before 1710

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman in a flowing gown, looking down at an open fan.

Seated Woman with a Fan

about 1716-1717

Red and black chalk drawing of three women in flowing gowns, one seated holding a fan, two standing.

Studies of Three Women

about 1715-1716

Red and black chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman on a bed with an older woman seated beside her.

The Remedy

about 1716-1717

Etching of costumed figures in a garden with a woman in a silk gown at center, a classical bust and draped curtain.

The Clothes are Italian

1715-16

Red chalk sketch of two men in period dress with walking staves and a standing woman in a long gown.

Two Pilgrims and a Standing Woman in Profile

1709

Pencil and wash study of tall plants, broad leaves and low foliage on pale paper, attributed to Watteau.

Plants

1709

Red chalk drawing of soldiers playing cards around a table in a stone ruin, with a standing onlooker and a helmet on the grou

Soldiers Playing Cards in a Ruin

1710

Red chalk drawing of a standing man in a draped cloak, with a sketched head and hand in blue chalk beside him.

Standing Male Figure (Nicolas Vleughels?)

1718

Young woman sitting on the ground in profile to the left

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman seen from behind, head turned left, in a loose draped gown.

Lady in rear view, her head turned in lost profile to the left

1715

Red and black chalk drawing of a woman's head with a ruffled collar and hair ribbon, with a sketched hand at left.

A lady's head and a hand

Red chalk sketch of two standing women seen from behind, a seated woman in drapery, and a hand study.

Two standing ladies in rear view, one hand and a sitting lady

1715

Red chalk drawing of a seated huntress with a rifle, a hunter, and four dogs beside a large tree in a landscape.

Hunting party, huntress and hunter with four dogs in a landscape

1713

Pen and grey wash drawing of costumed figures playing cards outdoors beneath a tree, one man looking toward the viewer.

Kartenspielpartie im Freien

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a wide hat and worn coat, holding a small wooden box.

The Old Savoyard

c. 1715

Red chalk landscape drawing of a hilltop castle with towers, cottages, trees and small figures in the foreground.

Landscape with a Castle

1716/18

Black chalk drawing of a downcast head with curly hair and a gathered ruff collar, with red chalk accents.

Herabblickender Kopf mit Halskrause

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude woman seen from behind, with a grey sketched pedestal and architecture at right.

Reclining Nude Figure (recto); unidentifiable sketches (verso)

Etched frontispiece with title Figures de Modes in a scrolled cartouche topped by a grotesque bearded mask and foliage.

Figures de Modes (Frontispiece, from Figures de Mode)

c. 1710

Etching of a standing man in a long coat and breeches with one hand in his vest, beside a tree in a landscape.

Standing Man with Hand in Vest, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a standing man in a tricorn hat and long coat, one hand resting on a stone basin beside a tree.

Standing Man with Hand on Basin, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a woman seen from behind in a bonnet and long draped skirt, walking past a stone pillar and town buildings.

Woman Seen from Behind, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a standing man in a plumed tricorn hat and frock coat, holding a cane, with a distant town behind him.

Standing Man with a Hat, Facing Left, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a woman in a long skirt and headscarf holding up her skirt while walking past buildings and shrubs.

Walking Woman Holding her Skirt, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a seated woman in a long gown leaning on a plinth beside a classical urn, with trees overhead.

Seated Woman Leaning against a Plinth, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Etching of a man with long curly hair leaning on a stone plinth, holding a tasseled cane, with trees in the background.

Standing Man Leaning against a Plinth, from Figures de modes

c. 1710

Hand-coloured print of a man in a red coat and curled wig beside a tomb with a skull and crossed bones.

John Misaubin. Coloured soft-ground etching by A. Pond, 1739, after A. Watteau

Red chalk drawing of a standing young woman in a bonnet with a seated figure study at left, on tan paper.

Two Figure Studies of a Young Woman

1715

Red chalk drawing of costumed figures under a tree, mounted on a blue-grey border with handwritten inventory notes.

Schauspieler (Gegendruck)

Study of a Nude Man Holding Bottles

ca. 1715-16

Red chalk drawing of a rural landscape with a thatched cottage, a well, a wind-bent tree, and small figures.

Landscape with a Cottage and Well

ca. 1714

Red chalk drawing of a country house with a tiled roof beside trees and a low fence in an open landscape.

Landscape with a Country House

ca. 1714

Studies of a Standing Woman Holding a Spindle and a Woman’s Head in Profile to the Right

ca. 1714-18

Red chalk drawing of a seated woman in a bonnet and full skirt, looking down while holding a fan, on brown paper.

Seated Woman Holding a Fan

ca. 1717

Red chalk landscape with a tall tower, village buildings, a leaning tree, a shepherd with sheep, and riders at right.

Landscape with an Old Woman Holding a Spindle, after Domenico Campagnola

ca. 1715

Chalk drawing of a grinning satyr with curly beard, pointed ears and ivy leaves in hair, on grey paper.

Head of a Satyr

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a reclining nude female figure on draped cloth, with grey shading and a sketched interior behind.

Reclining Nude Figure (recto); unidentifiable sketches (verso)

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a farmhouse beside a river with two small figures walking at left and trees on both sides.

Farm House along a River, two figures at left

n.d.

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a headscarf leaning on a staff, with a wooden box at her side.

Standing Savoyarde with a Marmot Box

ca. 1715

Studies of a Woman Wearing a Cap

ca. 1717-18

Engraved title page with a shell cartouche, a putto with a fishing net over waves, and the title Livre Nouveau by Watteau.

Title Page

1730

Engraved print of a standing bearded man in a long robe with a wide hat and staff, set in a landscape with trees and hills.

Bonze des Tartares Mongous ou Mogols

1730