Please study all photographs carefully to get an accurate representation of the item. We offer in-house shipping internationally (US and rest of the world. Dispatched from the UK). We aim to ship all items within 3-5 working days following receipt of payment. We combine shipping for multiple lots. You are welcome to follow our current & upcoming auctions on Instagram @albinus_auctions XVII 17th century old master depicting a company of ruffed theatrical men quarrelling round a table. Claude Gillot, (born April 27, 1673, Langres, France, died May 4, 1722, Paris), was a French painter, engraver, and theatrical designer best known as the master of the great painter Antoine Watteau. Gillot directed scenery and costume design for both opera and theatre. An accomplished draftsman and a man of keen intelligence, he was in part responsible for the love of the theatre, especially Italian comedy, that figures prominently in Watteau's art. Dimensions: (framed) 35.6cm x 44.5cm; (unframed) 24.2cm x 33cm. Provenance: an important private French collection, Paris.