AntoineWatteau (16841721) produced some of the most seductive drawings in Western art. He is revered formastering the trois crayons technique, the subtle manipulation and expert balancing of red, black and white chalks. This book reproduces his finest examples, revealing the delicacy and freedom of execution that so impressed early commentators and had such a profound effect on subsequent generations of artists, notably Francois Boucher and Jean-Honore Fragonard. Pierre Rosenberg and Louis-Antoine Prat examine these masterly studies, focusing on the artists development as a draughtsman, the techniques that he perfected and the fascinating role that drawing played in his work.