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Watteau

American  
[wo-toh, va-toh] / wɒˈtoʊ, vaˈtoʊ /

noun

  1. Jean Antoine 1684–1721, French painter.


Watteau British  
/ ˈwɒtəʊ, vato /

noun

  1. Jean-Antoine (ʒɑ̃ ɑ̃twan). 1684–1721, French painter, esp of fêtes champêtres

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Look at those Watteau straps in the back, dripping with rhinestones and looping, swinging, amplifying the dynamics.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2026

Carriera, who was one of the most fashionable artists of her day, created portraits of many notable figures, including Louis XV of France, English author Horace Walpole and French painter Antoine Watteau.

From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2025

Ready-to-wear designer Zac Posen revealed a textured jacquard sheath with a cape-like Watteau train in his debut collaboration with the Pronovias Group’s White One brand, Zac Posen for White One.

From New York Times ● Oct. 10, 2019

On top of this incredible haul, the museum has also added a new canvas by Jean-Antoine Watteau that had long been thought destroyed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2017

Troost has been called the Dutch Watteau and the Dutch Hogarth.

From The Standard Galleries - Holland by Esther Singleton

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