An Embarrassing Proposal, Antoine Watteau , 1715-16, Hermitage Museum. Public Domain
French: La proposition embarrassante
An Embarrasing Proposal
Object type painting
Date between 1715 and 1716
Medium oil on canvas
Dimensions Height: 65 cm (25.5 ″); Width: 84.5 cm (33.2 ″)
Collection
Hermitage Museum Blue pencil.svg wikidata:Q132783
Public Domain
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