\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This composition is based on an engraving by Domenico Campagnola, from which Watteau derived the drawings that he used to pr
epare for the painting. Watteau replaces the original Arcadian landscape in a classical style with a more sketchy vision of nature. The couple strolling on the left is an addition from the nineteenth century.