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A fantasy border includes drapes, swags, and the arbour itself

1 print : lithograph ; image 37.5 x 25.5 cm

An arbour, in which satyrs are raping nymphs. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

1 print : lithograph ; image 58 x 34.2 cm

A woman hunter holding a gun, resting after the hunt, with her game, accompanied by a man with hounds and a man with her horse, within an elaborate border. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

Two men play the hurdygurdy, two seem to hold bagpipes under their coats, a boy plays the pipe and tambour. Some of them are blind. Probably members of the Quinze-Vingts, a hospice in Paris for blind people and their sighted relatives: they were notorious for their raucous street-music

Four blind men and a boy playing musical instruments and singing. Etching by C. Du Bosc after A. Watteau.

1 print : etching and stipple ; platemark 23.4 x 29.5 cm

Two ladies, seated, with a child between them, being entertained by a magician who performs tricks with cups and balls. Etching by R. Rhodon after P. Mercier, 1882.

A monkey, dressed in human clothing and holding up a medicinal remedy: representing quacks or itinerant medicine vendors. Lithograph by W. Nichol after J. Watteau.

1 print : etching ; platemark 28.8 x 40 cm

A country village scene: people feast round a table while others walk home in drunken groups. Etching by P. Chedel after A. Watteau.

A man and a woman approach the terrace. A fantasy border includes a canopy, sphinxes etc.

1 print : lithograph ; image 37.6 x 25.5 cm

An artificial grotto on a terrace with an arcade behind. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

1 print : lithograph ; image 40.9 x 20.8 cm

An altar to Bacchus within a pergola supporting grape vines. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

John Misaubin. Coloured soft-ground etching by A. Pond, 1739, after A. Watteau.

A herdsman with goats and sheep stands on the left. Left foreground, a locus amoenus in which two pairs of men and women rest and disport. Right background, large buildings with a tower

1 print : etching ; platemark 34.3 x 40.8 cm

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An arbour, in which satyrs are raping nymphs. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

A woman hunter holding a gun, resting after the hunt, with her game, accompanied by a man with hounds and a man with her horse, within an elaborate border. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

Four blind men and a boy playing musical instruments and singing. Etching by C. Du Bosc after A. Watteau.

Two ladies, seated, with a child between them, being entertained by a magician who performs tricks with cups and balls. Etching by R. Rhodon after P. Mercier, 1882.

A monkey, dressed in human clothing and holding up a medicinal remedy: representing quacks or itinerant medicine vendors. Lithograph by W. Nichol after J. Watteau.

A country village scene: people feast round a table while others walk home in drunken groups. Etching by P. Chedel after A. Watteau.

An artificial grotto on a terrace with an arcade behind. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

An altar to Bacchus within a pergola supporting grape vines. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

John Misaubin. Coloured soft-ground etching by A. Pond, 1739, after A. Watteau.

A waterfall. Etching by J. Moyreau, 1729, after A. Watteau.

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An arbour, in which satyrs are raping nymphs. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

A woman hunter holding a gun, resting after the hunt, with her game, accompanied by a man with hounds and a man with her horse, within an elaborate border. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

Four blind men and a boy playing musical instruments and singing. Etching by C. Du Bosc after A. Watteau.

Two ladies, seated, with a child between them, being entertained by a magician who performs tricks with cups and balls. Etching by R. Rhodon after P. Mercier, 1882.

A monkey, dressed in human clothing and holding up a medicinal remedy: representing quacks or itinerant medicine vendors. Lithograph by W. Nichol after J. Watteau.

A country village scene: people feast round a table while others walk home in drunken groups. Etching by P. Chedel after A. Watteau.

An artificial grotto on a terrace with an arcade behind. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

An altar to Bacchus within a pergola supporting grape vines. Lithograph by W. Nichol, 1841, after A. Watteau.

John Misaubin. Coloured soft-ground etching by A. Pond, 1739, after A. Watteau.

A waterfall. Etching by J. Moyreau, 1729, after A. Watteau.

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