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L'Amour au théâtre italien [Actors of the Comédie-Italienne], after Jean-Antoine Watteau
L'Amour au théâtre italien [Actors of the Comédie-Italienne], after Jean-Antoine Watteau

L'Amour au théâtre italien [Actors of the Comédie-Italienne], after Jean-Antoine Watteau

Primary (Paris, France, 1688–1754)
NationalityFrench, Europe
Date1734
MediumEtching and engraving
DimensionsSheet: 16 15/16 × 23 7/8 in. (43.1 × 60.6 cm)
Additional Dimension: 16 3/16 × 19 5/8 in. (41.1 × 49.8 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Archer M. Huntington Museum Fund, 1995.63
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1995.63
On View
Not on view
Label Text
This composition is usually related to the return of the commedia dell’arte in 1716 and features the nocturnal effects associated with Italian productions.
Exhibitions
L'Amour au théâtre françois [Actors of the Comédie-Française], after Jean-Antoine Watteau
L'Amour au théâtre françois [Actors of the Comédie-Française], after Jean-Antoine Watteau
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1734
Camp Volant [Soldiers in Camp], after Jean-Antoine Watteau
Camp Volant [Soldiers in Camp], after Jean-Antoine Watteau
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1727
Image Not Available for Simonide preservé par les dieux, from La Fontaine, Fable choisies, I, after Jean Baptiste Oudry
Simonide preservé par les dieux, from La Fontaine, Fable choisies, I, after Jean Baptiste Oudry
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1755-1759
Image Not Available for La Fontaine [The Water Cistern], after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
La Fontaine [The Water Cistern], after Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1739
Image Not Available for Alexander and Roxanne, after Raphael, plate 36 from the Recueil d’estampes d’après les plus beaux tableaux et d’après les plus beaux dessins qui sont en France [Collection of Prints after the Most Beautiful Paintings and Drawings in France](the Cabinet Cr
Alexander and Roxanne, after Raphael, plate 36 from the Recueil d’estampes d’après les plus beaux tableaux et d’après les plus beaux dessins qui sont en France [Collection of Prints after the Most Beautiful Paintings and Drawings in France](the Cabinet Cr
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1729
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
Aeneas Leaves the Cloud that Surrounded him and Makes himself Known to Dido, Aeneid: Book I, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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Aeneas Orders his Troops to Take Up Arms to Drive Away the Harpies, Aeneid: Book III, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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Fauna Surrounded by Shepherds, Bucolics: I, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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Bulls Fighting During Mating Season, Georgics: Book III, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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The Capture of Proteus, Georgics: Book IV, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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Evander Mourning Over the Body of his Son, Pallas, Aeneid: Book XI, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743
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Evander Tells Aeneas of Hercules Slaying Cacus, Aeneid: Book VIII, from Les Oeuvres de Virgile, after Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the younger
Charles-Nicolas Cochin, the elder
1743