Staande offcier gekleed volgens de mode ca. 1710

Staande offcier gekleed volgens de mode ca. 1710 by Jean Antoine Watteau

Medium

etching

Dimensions

127; 520; 79; 380

About this artwork

ets en gravure, gedrukt op één blad met drie andere prenten

Art Historical Context

Step into the elegant world of early 18th-century France Jean-Antoine Watteau *Staande offcier gekleed de mode ca. 1710* (Standing Officer Dressed According to the Fashion ca.1710). This delicate etching captures a poised military officer in the height of Regency-era fashion, showcasing the refined attire that blended martial prowess with courtly sophistication. Watteau, a Rococo artist famed for his dreamy *fêtes galantes*, here turns his masterful eye to portraiture, highlighting the period's obsession with appearances amid the opulent courts of Louis XIV's successors. Rendered in etching a...

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