Submitted by Dr Selby Whittingham, Jan 18, 2007 13:11

The comments on Watteau's "A Man Playing the Guitar" make me wish that I was in New York! Watteau is an acknowledged master, and yet one not always accorded his due. This may be less the case now that an embryo institute for Watteau studies has been established at his place of birth, Valenciennes.

Dr Selby Whittingham

The Watteau Society

London, UK

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