Head of a Man, ca. 1718, Red and black chalk, 5 7/8 x 5 3/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Antoine Watteau (French

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Head of a Man, ca. 1718, Red and black chalk, 5 7/8 x 5 3/16 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Antoine Watteau (French, Valenciennes 1684–1721 Nogent-sur-Marne), This expressive sheet is a study for the man's head in Watteau's painting Mezzetin. Mezzetin was a character in the popular commedia dell'arte, typically amorous and sentimental

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