Le Menuet

1732 · Private collection

genre

This canvas is a characteristic 'fte galante' from the mature period of the artist. It can be compared with the paintings from the same period representing the dancer Mademoiselle Camargo.

About the Artist

Nicolas Lancret

1690 – 1743

French painter, he was, with Pater, the principal imitator of Watteau. After failing as a history painter he was influenced by Gillot 's theatrical scenes as Watteau had been, and he spent the rest of his life painting fêtes galantes. He is well represented in the Wallace Collection, London.

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