[Philippe Poisson as] Blaize (Series of figures invented by Watteau - Caylus after Watteau)
Date :
                                    
                    Entre 1721 et 1728
                                    
                            
                Date uncertain
                            
                Type of image :
                                    
                    Gravure sur cuivre
                                    
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                SDA book 0001-094
                            
                                    
                 Signed work
                            
                                    Description
The miller Blaize is a character from the comedy Les trois cousines, by Dancourt (1700). The actor is assumed to be Philippe Poisson by cross-referencing with Watteau's sanguine in the British Museum.
History :
                                    - Signed lower left "Watteau in.", right "C. Sculp."
 
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Notice #024982
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