Le Bal Champetre after Watteau - Engraving by W. H. Worthington
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Original English line engraving of Le bal champêtre, the fête galante under the portico of a palace, with the dancing couple at the left and the musicians at the right. After the painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau; engraved by William Henry Worthington and published in London by George Virtue.
Original English line engraving of Le bal champêtre, the fête galante under the portico of a palace, with the dancing couple at the left and the musicians at the right. After the painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau; engraved by William Henry Worthington and published in London by George Virtue.
Watteau's original, known as Les plaisirs du bal, is in the Dulwich Picture Gallery, London. The engraving belongs to the gallery of pictures by the great masters that George Virtue issued in London in the 1830s with texts by Allan Cunningham.
Medium: Line engraving on paper
Artist / after: Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721)
Engraver / lithographer: William Henry Worthington (c. 1790-after 1839)
Date: about 1832-1836
Source: London, George Virtue
Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.0 in (27.7 x 20.2 cm)
Condition: Good. Light toning and a few very faint foxing spots in the right margin
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Original English line engraving of Le bal champêtre, the fête galante under the portico of a palace, with the dancing couple at the left and the musicians at the right. After the painting by Jean-Antoine Watteau; engraved by William Henry Worthington and published in London by George Virtue.