Le Repos Gracieux EAX.4721 Oxford Almanack for 1804

Oxford Almanack for 1804

where he had studied antique and modern art from 1554 to 1560 and had established himself as a portraitist

clear colours set off against a dark background: the foliage of the trees was once picked out with gold

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An oil-sketch is now in Munich

Le Repos Gracieux EAX.4721 Oxford Almanack for 1804The figures are dressed as Columbine and Crispin from the Commedia dell'Arte and from French popular drama respectively; they may be actors, off stage, or lovers in fancy dress. A387 is typical of Watteau's enigmatic paintings, often inspired by theatrical and musical themes; it may date from c. 1713. The figures reappear in an engraving by Gabriel Huquier, perhaps based on a lost drawing. An early copy of A387 is at Rennes.