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Antoine Watteau

Also known as: Antoine Watteau; primary name: Watteau, Antoine; other name: Watteau, Jean Antoine
Details: individual; painter/draughtsman; French; Male
Life dates: 1684-1721
Biography: Painter. b.Valenciennes, to Paris c.1702 where worked for Gillot and then Claude Audran. Member of Académie 1719 as painter of 'fêtes galantes'. To London 1719-20 for treatment for consumption under Dr Mead. Died aged 37.
Bibliography: Mariette, Abecedario, VI pp.104-36 (reprints of early biographies) Emile Dacier & Albert Vuaflart, 'Jean de Jullienne et les graveurs de Watteau au XVIIIe siècle', Paris 1921-9 (catalogue of prints after)

1,042 related objects

book of prints; print; ornament print

Museum number: 1895,1214.107.1-92 |
Producer name: After:Antoine WatteauPrint made by:E Bar |
Production date: 1880-1895 |
Production place: Published in:Paris (France)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1913,0509.1.1-41 |
Producer name: Published by:LongmanAfter:Thomas Stothard |
Production date: 1851 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

book of prints; print

Museum number: 1926,1025.1-3 |
Producer name: Print made by:James DicksonPrinted by:M & N Hanhart |
Production date: 1844 |
Production place: Published in:London (England)

bowl; bowl-stand

Museum number: Franks.180 |
Producer name: Factory of:Frankenthal Porcelain FactoryManner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 18thC(late) |
Production place: Factory in:Frankenthal

bowl; strainer; forgery

Museum number: OA.10723 |
Producer name: Manner/Style of:Antoine WatteauSchool of/style of:Sèvres Factory |
Production date: 1880-1890 |
Production place: Factory in:Limoges

box

Museum number: Franks.104 |
Producer name: Factory of:Meissen Porcelain FactoryManner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

box

Museum number: 1888,1214.13 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Manner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1853

clock-component

Museum number: 1937,0415.1.CR |
Producer name: Factory of:Meissen Porcelain FactorySchool of/style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1745-1750 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

coffee-cup

Museum number: 1887,0307,II.234 |
Producer name: Decorated by:Chelsea Porcelain FactoryAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1745-1784 |
Production place: Made in:ChinaDecorated in:Chelsea (London)

coffee-pot

Museum number: Franks.100 |
Producer name: Factory of:Meissen Porcelain FactoryManner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1740-45 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

cup; saucer

Museum number: 1957,1007.5 |
Producer name: Factory of:Meissen Porcelain FactoryAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1740-45 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

cup; saucer

Museum number: Franks.95 |
Producer name: Factory of:Meissen Porcelain FactoryManner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1760 |
Production place: Factory in:Meissen

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0627.152 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1857,0228.211 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0808.1275 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1716

drawing

Museum number: 2002,0323.2 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jan van den BerghFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1635-1640

drawing

Museum number: 1854,0628.66 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Charles de La FosseFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1715

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.934 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.943 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1719-1720

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.20 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.29 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: Oo,11.262 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.18 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.937 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1710

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.21 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.945 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.5 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1710

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.13 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.12 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1986,1004.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousAttributed to:François Boucher |
Production date: 18thC

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.27 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1865,0708.148 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.97 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.941 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1716-1717

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.19 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Title: The Fête Champêtre. |
Museum number: 1926,0331.381 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Peter LightfootAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1837

drawing

Museum number: 1936,1010.28 |
Producer name: After:Charles de La FosseFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1636-1716

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.99 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1968,0420.3 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.4 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.15 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1901,0417.6 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolas LancretFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1705-1743

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.935 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1900,0824.161 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing; forgery

Museum number: 1992,1003.173 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Manner/Style of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1950-1992

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.938 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0611.99 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Jean Baptiste PaterFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1872,0113.769 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Charles Joseph NatoireFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1734-1745

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.100 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1870,0514.351 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1964,0613.4 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Antoine WatteauAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1963,1214.22 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Nicolas VleughelsFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1708

drawing; fan

Museum number: 1965,0612.1 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.946 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Charles Joseph NatoireFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1715-1777

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.158 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 After:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1886,0609.39 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1846,0509.155 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1710-1712

drawing

Museum number: 1931,1012.3.+ |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1699-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0611.100 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Nicolas LancretFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1705-1743

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.33 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1846,1114.25 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1963,1214.24 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.30 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1857,0228.213 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0611.98 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1874,0808.2279 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1860,0616.137 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.942 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1718

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.14 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1715

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.157 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1868,0808.1274 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1860,0616.136 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1893,1212.2 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0218.22 |
Producer name: Drawn by:AnonymousCircle/School of:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 18thC

drawing

Museum number: 1859,0611.111 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Antoine WatteauFormerly attributed to:Nicolas Lancret |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.940 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0613.3 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1891,0713.11 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1711-1715

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.936 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1846,1114.23 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1854,0628.67 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Charles de La FosseFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1715

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.933 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.944 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.96 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1904,0414.2 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1895,0915.939 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1869,0612.297 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing; offset

Museum number: 1870,0514.350 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.28 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.159 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1910,0212.98 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1927,0212.26 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Andrew GeddesAfter:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1783-1844

drawing

Museum number: 1922,1016.1 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1963,1214.23 |
Producer name: Attributed to:Nicolas VleughelsAttributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1875,0612.558 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1997,0712.80 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Ascribed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1709-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1846,1114.24 |
Producer name: Drawn by:Antoine WatteauAfter:Peter Paul Rubens |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1873,1213.128 |
Producer name: Drawn by:François LemoyneFormerly attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1724

drawing

Museum number: 1900,0824.160 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Attributed to:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721

drawing

Museum number: 1933,0516.1 |
Producer name: BIOG50472 Drawn by:Antoine Watteau |
Production date: 1684-1721