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The Faux Pas
Jean-Antoine Watteau · 1717
Why it's great
A woman with a bold, flirtatious look sits on a bench, as a man bends toward her, in a garden. Jean-Antoine Watteau painted it in about 1717.
Where to see it
📍 Louvre MuseumParis, France
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⬇ Hi-res download
6,642 × 8,311 px · 55.2 megapixels · prints up to about 22 × 28 inches at 300 dpi
File page & license ↗
Three places to look for a print of this painting, from budget to museum-grade:
💵 Budget
Etsy ↗
Posters and simple prints from small sellers, usually the lowest prices.
🖼️ Mid-range
Fine Art America ↗
Good printing on paper, canvas or metal, made to order, with framing options.
🏛️ High-end
Meisterdrucke ↗
Museum-grade giclée prints on archival paper or canvas, the closest to the real thing.
These links open search results on each shop's own website; we don't sell anything or earn a commission, and print quality varies by seller. Ask a grown-up before you buy anything.
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Jean-Antoine Watteau was a French painter born in Valenciennes in 1684. He invented the fête galante, a dreamy picture of elegant people in silk costumes having a party or flirting in a park, and he also loved painting actors and clowns from the theater. He died young, at 36, in 1721.
