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This etching served as the frontispiece for Jean de Jullienne’s <em>The Works of Antoine Watteau (L’Oeuvre d’Antoine Watteau).</em> Early in his career, Boucher reproduced more than 100 etchings of Watteau’s works for the publication, learning to emulate his elegant draftsmanship. This had a lasting effect on the young artist, as is evident in a comparison of Boucher’s <em>Andromeda </em>with Watteau’s <em>The Clothes Are Italian,</em> both on view nearby. The tribute to Watteau inscribed below the portrait translates: Watteau, adorned by Nature with happy talents,Was very grateful for the gifts she gave him:Never has another hand painted her more beautifully,Nor been known to display her with features so gallant.</div>
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François Boucher</div>
1722<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1722-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
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