Jacques-Philippe Le BasFrench, 1707–1783Elegant Company
May one see it?
Unknown
Where is “Elegant Company” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
When this etching after Watteau’s painting was made, the title La Game d’Amour (The Scale of Love) was added at the bottom. That perfectly summarizes how the artist equated music making with love and seduction. In the foreground a man in theatrical costume plays a guitar, while looking down at a score held up by a woman. Perhaps he is distracted by her décolleté.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-69.022
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
