The work of which artist prompted the French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture to create the category of fête galante?

A. Jean-Antoine Watteau
B. Jean-Honoré Fragonard
C. Marie-Louise-Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun
D. Eugène Delacroix


Answer: A

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