Staande offcier gekleed volgens de mode ca. 1710
1710 - 1738
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...