Le Repas Italien

genre

Like the Merry Companies of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, many Lancrets, such as the Repas Italien, are feasts in the open air.

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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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