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Nicolas Lancret

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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.

Open Air Dance

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

Declaration of Love

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

Children at Play in the Open

Children at Play in the Open

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

Elegant figures picnic beneath a large tree after a hunt, with horses and hounds nearby and open countryside beyond.

Picnic after the Hunt

1735

Painting of a man in red gesturing toward a sleeping woman in blue silk seated beneath a large tree in a pastoral landscape.

眠る羊飼女

1730

Oval painting of a blindfold game in a park, with a man in yellow reaching toward a woman in orange and green under trees.

Blind Man's Bluff

Man in white turban and pink silk trousers stands with a sword beneath a tree in a wooded landscape.

The Amorous Turk

Painting of a woman in a yellow dress holding a birdcage beside a reclining man in a wooded landscape.

The Captive Bird

Oval painting of a boy in striped jacket riding a seesaw while two children watch beside a large tree.

The Seesaw

Elegant figures play cards in a red damask room with a gilded mirror and fireplace; a cat sits on the floor.

The Pleasures of Winter

1719

Painting of a woman on a swing in a shaded park while a man in a red coat pulls the rope and two onlookers watch.

The Swing

1730

Oil painting of an elegant couple in period dress reading sheet music by candlelight against a dark wooded background.

An elegant couple singing by candlelight ('The Duet')

1720

Painting of a woman in a striped blue gown seated beside two men in orange and pink costumes in a wooded landscape.

Two Friends

1738

Red and black chalk drawing of two seated men in tricorn hats and draped coats, one leaning back, one gazing upward.

Two Seated Men

about 1725-1730

Red and black chalk study of a woman in a feathered hat turning over her shoulder, with a cloak and raised hand.

Study of a woman turning around

1730

Red and black chalk drawing of two heads and three hand studies on a grey-brown ground.

Head of a flutist, head of a young man with a flat beret, three hands, holding two drawing pens and a compass

1730

Red and black chalk drawing of a muscular male torso seen from behind, with hatched shading on toned paper.

Rear view of a male torso (Torso from the Belvedere)

Black and white chalk drawing of a man crouching on all fours on grey paper, head turned, draped garment.

Man crouching on the ground on all fours (boy playing with chicks)

1730

Red chalk drawing of a man's head in a plumed hat, with studies of two hands below on grey paper.

Head and two hands

Study for Old Age

c. 1732

Red and black chalk drawing of two elegant women in full gowns with fur trim, one standing and gesturing, one seated with a f

Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress

c. 1723

Red chalk drawing of a standing woman in a flowing draped gown, turned to the right with one arm extended.

Standing Woman Facing Right

early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight drawing of a seated woman in a draped skirt, leaning and looking downward, on grey paper.

Woman Seated on the Ground

early 18th century

Red chalk drawing on tan paper showing two studies of a reclining young male figure in different poses.

Two Studies of Reclining Youth

early 18th century

Black chalk and white highlight sketch on gray paper of a standing hunter in a hat holding a rifle.

Standing Hunter Holding a Rifle

18th century

Chalk drawing of a crouching man on all fours, with draped cloth and a bare leg, rendered in grey and white on toned paper.

Auf allen vieren am Boden hockender Mann (mit Küken spielender Bursche)

1730

Red chalk drawing of a standing man seen from behind, one arm outstretched, a cloak over his shoulder, on tan paper.

Studie für einen stehenden Mann (ein Tänzer?) von hinten gesehen, die Rechte ausgestreckt, ein Umhang über der linken…

1713

Red chalk drawing of figures around a table in a kitchen interior, with a woman leaning over and a seated man beside her.

Paté d'Anguille

n.d.

Red chalk sketch of two seated women in flowing period dress, one holding a fan, drawn with loose hatched lines.

Two Seated Ladies

1690

Three chalk head studies of a man in a striped cap, drawn in red and black on toned paper.

Three Studies of the Head of a Turbaned Black Man

1720/30

Red chalk sketch of a woman seated on a see-saw, one arm extended and skirt flowing across the page.

Lady Seated on a See-Saw

1690

Red chalk sketch on tan paper of a standing figure in draped clothing with twisted torso and raised arm.

A Young Woman Looking in a Mirror

1742/1743

Red chalk drawing of two standing women in eighteenth-century dress, one holding a basket of fruit and the other flowers.

Le Midi / Der Mittag (Studien von weiblichen Figuren) für ein Gemälde aus einer Serie der vier Tageszeiten (heute Nat…

1739

Red and black chalk drawing of a seated woman in a fur-trimmed gown, head turned to the right, c. 1726.

Sitzende Dame mit pelzbesetztem Gewand

1726

Red chalk sketch of two men in period costume, one kneeling and reaching forward, the other standing and seen from behind.

Zwei Männer in Tanz-Posen, einer sich kniend nach links, der andere stehend von hinten gesehen

1726