The Four Seasons
The engravings by Boucher after Watteau which inspired this screen appear in the works of Watteau, "L'Oeuvre. . . Gravé d'après ses Tableaux & Desseins origineaux. . .par les Soins de M. de Julienne", Paris, n.d. vol. 3, pl. 56-60 (for an example of which, see 28.113 in the Metropolitan Museum's Department of Prints and Drawings).
Artwork Details
- Title: The Four Seasons
- Artist: After a composition by Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne) engraved by Boucher
- Artist: After a composition by François Boucher (French, Paris 1703–1770 Paris) engraved after Watteau
- Date: second quarter 18th century
- Culture: French
- Medium: Canvas, painted in oil, with damask backing
- Dimensions: Overall: 55 × 88 in. (139.7 × 223.5 cm)
- Classification: Paintings-Decorative
- Credit Line: Bequest of Annie C. Kane, 1926
- Object Number: 26.260.22
- Curatorial Department: European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
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