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Antoine Watteau
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This etching served as the frontispiece for Jean de Jullienne’s <em>The Works of Antoine Watteau (L’Oeuvre d’Antoine Watteau).</em> Early in his career, Boucher reproduced more than 100 etchings of Watteau’s works for the publication, learning to emulate his elegant draftsmanship. This had a lasting effect on the young artist, as is evident in a comparison of Boucher’s <em>Andromeda </em>with Watteau’s <em>The Clothes Are Italian,</em> both on view nearby. The tribute to Watteau inscribed below the portrait translates: Watteau, adorned by Nature with happy talents,Was very grateful for the gifts she gave him:Never has another hand painted her more beautifully,Nor been known to display her with features so gallant.
| Artist / Maker | François Boucher |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 1727 |
| Culture / Origin | France |
| Medium | etching and engraving |
| Dimensions | Sheet: 37.3 x 26.4 cm (14 11/16 x 10 3/8 in.); Platemark: 35.1 x 24.2 cm (13 13/16 x 9 1/2 in.) |
| Department | Prints |
| Type |
About the Artist
French Rococo artist who epitomizes the frivolous and elegant court life of France in the mid-18th century. During his early career he was closely associated with Watteau, many of whose paintings he engraved. Boucher was a successful and incredibly prolific artistic who had a major impact on both fine and decorative art of the 18th century. He is particularly noted for having reinvented the genre of the pastoral, creating images of shepherds and shepherdesses as sentimental lovers that was taken… Full biography →
Provenance & Source
Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.
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