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Antoine Watteau

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Watteau, Antoine: Mezzetin — Antoine Watteau Mezzetin, oil on canvas by Antoine Watteau, 1718–20; in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 55.2 × 43.2 cm.

Antoine Watteau was born on October 10, 1684, in Valenciennes, France.1