WATTEAU, Jean-Antoine
(b. 1684, Valenciennes, d. 1721, Nogent-sur-Marne)

Harlequin and Columbine

1716-18
Oil on wood, 36 x 26 cm
Wallace Collection, London

The subject is a stock episode from the commedia dell'arte where the lively Harlequin makes advances to Columbine.