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The image shows a group of people in elegant attire on a grassy area. One man gestures towards others while another operates a small theater. A small dog is nearby. In the background, there are rolling hills and sparse vegetation leading to a clear sky. The drawing is made using red chalk, giving it a soft, textured look with detailed strokes. The color palette is red and brown against a light tan background.
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The image shows a group of people in elegant attire on a grassy area. One man gestures towards others while another operates a small theater. A small dog is nearby. In the background, there are rolling hills and sparse vegetation leading to a clear sky. The drawing is made using red chalk, giving it a soft, textured look with detailed strokes. The color palette is red and brown against a light tan background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Fête Galante with Falconers

Antoine Watteau

Date
c. 1711-1712
Medium
red chalk over graphite on laid paper
Dimensions
overall: 18.8 x 34.5 cm (7 3/8 x 13 9/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1988.1.1
Credit line
Gift of Neil and Ivan Phillips
Time span
1701 to 1725
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • amusement
  • genre
  • Rococo
  • Fête Galante
Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's, London, 30 March 1987, no. 41, as Pierre-Antoine Quillard); (Galerie de la Scala, Paris, 1987, as Pierre-Antoine Quillard); purchase by NGA with designated funds, 1988.

Watermarks

present but not identified

NGA object ID 70300. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.