Actor Standing with Head Turned to the Right, 1719-1720, Antoine Watteau, French, 1684-1721, 6 3/4 ¡Ñ 5 3/16 in. (17.15 ¡Ñ 13.18 cm) (image)15 5/16 x 13 x 1 1/2 in. (38.89 x 33.02 x 3.81 cm) (outer frame), Red chalk, France, 18th century, Antoine Watteau¡¦s delicate chalk drawings and poetic, sparkling cabinet paintings have been celebrated since the moment he made them. He filled sketchbooks with figure studies¡Xcountless women and men in graceful poses and stylish clothes¡Xto create the gorgeous cast that inhabits the alluring world of his pictures.