Antoine Watteau, 1720 - The French Comedians - fine art print

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Supplemental description from The Metropolitan Museum of Art website (© - by The Metropolitan Museum of Art - www.metmuseum.org)

The painting was engraved with the title French Comedians, playing a tragi-comedy. The principal male figure wears an old-fashioned formal costume: a hat with plumes, a wig, and a fringed, skirted silver garment lavishly embroidered with palmettes. In the eighteenth century this costume would have been appropriate for a subject from antiquity. The heroine dismisses him, referring to the crumpled letter on the floor. The scene is imaginary as Crispin, entering from the right, represents a different vernacular theatrical tradition and in reality would never have taken the stage at the same time.

Article specifications

The French Comedians is an artwork by the male French artist Antoine Watteau in 1720. The beyond 300 years old original was made with the size: 22 1/2 x 28 3/4 in (57,2 x 73 cm). Oil on canvas was applied by the French painter as the medium of the work of art. Today, the work of art is included in the digital collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. With courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 (license: public domain). The creditline of the artwork is the following: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949. Besides, the alignment is in landscape format and has a ratio of 1.2 : 1, meaning that the length is 20% longer than the width. Antoine Watteau was a male painter, whose artistic style can be attributed primarily to Rococo. The artist lived for a total of 37 years, born in the year 1684 in Valenciennes and deceased in the year 1721 in Nogent-sur-Marne.

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Artist details

Name: Antoine Watteau
Gender: male
Nationality: French
Jobs of the artist: painter
Country of the artist: France
Artist classification: old master
Styles of the artist: Rococo
Died aged: 37 years
Born: 1684
Place of birth: Valenciennes
Year of death: 1721
Died in (place): Nogent-sur-Marne

Structured details of the artpiece

Name of the work of art: "The French Comedians"
Classification: painting
Broad category: classic art
Period: 18th century
Year of creation: 1720
Approximate age of artwork: around 300 years
Original medium of artwork: oil on canvas
Dimensions of the original work of art: 22 1/2 x 28 3/4 in (57,2 x 73 cm)
Museum / location: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Place of the museum: New York City, New York, United States of America
Museum's website: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License type of artwork: public domain
Courtesy of: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949
Artwork creditline: The Jules Bache Collection, 1949

Product specs

Print product type: art print
Method of reproduction: reproduction in digital format
Manufacturing process: UV direct printing
Product Origin: German production
Type of stock: on demand production
Intended usage: wall art, home design
Artwork alignment: landscape format
Image ratio: 1.2 : 1 length to width
Image aspect ratio implication: the length is 20% longer than the width
Available reproduction fabrics: canvas print, poster print (canvas paper), metal print (aluminium dibond), acrylic glass print (with real glass coating)
Canvas print (canvas on stretcher frame) size options: 60x50cm - 24x20", 120x100cm - 47x39", 180x150cm - 71x59"
Acrylic glass print (with real glass coating) options: 60x50cm - 24x20", 120x100cm - 47x39"
Poster print (canvas paper) sizes: 60x50cm - 24x20", 120x100cm - 47x39"
Aluminium print (aluminium dibond material) variants: 60x50cm - 24x20", 120x100cm - 47x39"
Framing of the artprint: please consider that this reproduction has no frame

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