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Watteau's delightful decorations also give the true spirit of the time, with their gayety and frivolity showing the Arcadian affectations the fad of the moment. As the time passed decoration grew more and more ornate, and the followers of Cressant exaggerated his traits. One of these was Jules Aurèle Meissonier, an Italian by birth, who brought with him to France the decadent Italian taste.
The ornaments took many shapes, such as shells, shaped foliage, roses, seaweed, strings of pearls, etc., and at its best there was great beauty in the treatment. It was during the Regency that the great artist and sculptor in metal, Charles Cressant, flourished.
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