Watteau
Americannoun
noun
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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
But this bridal look redux is more fashion forward than past understated styles, with designs like sleek long-sleeved gowns with plunging necklines, intricate knot-detail at the waist and structured columns with detachable Watteau trains.
From New York Times • Oct. 6, 2020
What did the Impressionists Berthe Morisot and Renoir see in the Rococo painters Watteau and Fragonard?
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2020
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
She is perfect—a little too haughty for Watteau, but "marquise" to a T. The people watch in silence.
From Sea and Sardinia by Lawrence, D. H. (David Herbert)
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