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| Gilles, a Pierrot After Watteau, c. 1718 The Victoria & Albert Museum |
This engraving is of a portrait of “Gilles, a Pierrot” by Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721). Not only is Pierrot pictured, but, at his feet, we can see a variety of the other stick characters which were featured in the tradition of the Commedia dell'Arte, including a Doctor on his donkey, Léandre, Isabelle and the Capitaine.
The work of an unknown engraver, the engraving was published between 1718 and 1719.
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