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Nicolas Lancret

72 works

Nicolas Lancret was a painter and draftsperson. Read more

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Elegant figures dance and gather in a wooded garden beside a classical stone fountain, with a dog and a seated musician.

Dance before a Fountain

by 1724

Painting of a man in a red coat helping a seated woman in a garden with an urn, bust and a watching figure at a window.

The Servant Justified

ca. 1740

Painting of two women with a pink parasol, a man in a red coat gesturing to a bearded monk beside a stone archway.

Brother Philippe's Geese

ca. 1736

Painting of a woman in a white gown dancing with a man in a plumed hat under trees, with two onlookers seated at right.

The dance in the open air

1705-1743

Painting of an 18th-century outdoor dinner party with elegant guests, a laurel-crowned man pouring wine, dogs, and a statue.

Le Déjeuner de jambon

1735

Circular painting of a woman in yellow gown on a swing pushed by a man beneath trees, with blue scrollwork border.

The Swing

1724

Painting of children playing with a wheeled cart on a colonnaded terrace, with a mother holding an infant and trees beyond.

Four stages of human life: Childhood

Oil portrait of a man in an embroidered waistcoat standing in a garden beside a marble fountain with sculpted figures.

Portrait of the Actor Grandval

1742

Painting of a man in a brown coat and red cloak reaching toward a woman in a white gown in a garden with trees.

Nicaise

1738

Painting of an elegant audience listening to musicians in a columned hall with a large arched window and garden view.

Concert in the Oval Salon of Pierre Crozat's Chateau at Montmorency

1720

Rococo garden scene: a seated man, a woman reaching toward a bird, and a girl beside an open birdcage near a stone niche.

innocence

1743

Painting of costumed commedia dell'arte actors, including Pierrot and a masked harlequin, in a wooded setting.

Les acteurs de la Comédie italienne

1716

Painting of a woman, a girl with sheet music, and a standing lute player in a garden with a column.

The Music Lesson

1740

Painting of a young woman in orange skirt releasing a bird from an open cage beneath a large tree.

Open Cage - Girl in Landscape

1700

Painting of a man leaning toward a seated woman in blue beneath a large tree, with two onlookers at right.

Declaration of Love

c. 1720

Framed painting of a couple in 18th-century dress beside a birdcage under trees, with a thatched cottage in the distance.

"Le nid d'oiseaux"

1700

Woman in ochre fur-trimmed dress resting her foot on a ledge as a kneeling man in blue fastens her skate in a winter landscap

Fastening the Skate

Five tall painted wall panels showing figures in garden scenes with see-saw, swing, and rococo decorative framing.

Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing

c. 1723-27

Painted panel of a gardener in a tricorn hat watering flowers beside a tree, framed by a green trellis arch and gilded scroll

The Gardener

c. 1723-27

Painting of two women in a wooded landscape, one pointing toward a white dove in a tree, in a gilded frame.

"Les tourterelles"

1700

Painting of elegantly dressed figures playing an outdoor game among tall trees, with a flute player beside a stone pedestal.

Legende børn i det frie. ("Le jeu des quatre-coins")

1705-1743

Oval painting of a couple dancing a minuet in a garden by a fountain, watched by elegantly dressed onlookers.

Das Menuett

Painting of elegantly dressed figures in a wooded pastoral landscape with a dog, sheep, and distant farmhouse.

Pastorale dans

1700

Painting of a man in red raising a cup beside a seated woman on a barrel in a wooded grove, framed by ornamental panels.

The Vineyard

c. 1723-27

Tall decorative panel showing a woman in blue and red carrying a flower basket on her head beneath a lattice arch and trees.

Horticulture

c. 1723-27

Painting of a girl in blue and a boy in red playing on a see-saw in a wooded landscape with ornamental borders.

The See-Saw

c. 1723-27

Painting of a woman in a yellow dress on a swing as a man in red pulls the rope, framed by ornamental blue scrollwork.

The Swing

c. 1723-27

Painting of a couple dancing in a wooded garden with elegant onlookers, musicians, and a classical statue nearby.

La Camargo Dancing

c. 1730

Elegant company picnics beneath a large tree with horses and hunting dogs in an open green landscape.

Picnic after the Hunt

probably c. 1735/1740

Painting of a Pierrot figure in white ruff and gray costume, holding a hat and pointing, on a path beside trees and a stone w

Pierrot debout, dans un paysage

Small oval painting of elegant figures dancing outdoors under a tree, with a seated musician in orange at right.

Le Moulinet d'après Nicolas Lancret

Painting of a woman in a white gown dancing with a man in red in a garden, watched by elegant spectators.

La Camargo Dancing

1730

Nicolas Lancret was a painter and draftsperson. Nicolas Lancret was born and died in Paris. Browse 72 works by Nicolas Lancret from 25 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata