Nicolas Lancret
French 1690-1743 Nicolas Lancret (22 January 1690 ?C 14 September 1743), French painter, was born in Paris, and became a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the regent Orleans. His first master was Pierre d'Ulin, but his acquaintance with and admiration for Watteau induced him to leave d'Ulin for Gillot, whose pupil Watteau had been. Two pictures painted by Lancret and exhibited on the Place Dauphine had a great success, which laid the foundation of his fortune, and, it is said, estranged Watteau, who had been complimented as their author. Lancret's work cannot now, however, be taken for that of Watteau, for both in drawing and in painting his touch, although intelligent, is dry, hard and wanting in that quality which distinguished his great model; these characteristics are due possibly in part to the fact that he had been for some time in training under an engraver. The number of his paintings (of which over eighty have been engraved) is immense; he executed a few portraits and attempted historical composition, but his favorite subjects were balls, fairs, village weddings, etc. The British Museum possesses an admirable series of studies by Lancret in red chalk, and the National Gallery, London, shows four paintings--the "Four Ages of Man" (engraved by Desplaces and l'Armessin), cited by d'Argenville amongst the principal works of Lancret. In 1719 he was received as Academician, and became councillor in 1735; in 1741 he married a grandchild of Boursault, author of Aesop at Court.

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Nicolas Lancret Fete in a Wood oil painting


Fete in a Wood
1720Oil on canvas 64 x 91 cm Wallace Collection London
Painting ID::  10298
Nicolas Lancret
Fete in a Wood
1720Oil on canvas 64 x 91 cm Wallace Collection London
   
   
     

Nicolas Lancret Luncheon Party oil painting


Luncheon Party
1735 Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Painting ID::  10299
Nicolas Lancret
Luncheon Party
1735 Oil on canvas Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
   
   
     

Nicolas Lancret Lady Gentleman with two Girls and Servant oil painting


Lady Gentleman with two Girls and Servant
Oil on canvas, 89 x 98 cm National Gallery London
Painting ID::  10300
Nicolas Lancret
Lady Gentleman with two Girls and Servant
Oil on canvas, 89 x 98 cm National Gallery London
   
   
     

Nicolas Lancret Seat of Justice in the Parliament of Paris in 1723 oil painting


Seat of Justice in the Parliament of Paris in 1723
Oil on canvas, 56x81,5cmLouvre
Painting ID::  10301
Nicolas Lancret
Seat of Justice in the Parliament of Paris in 1723
Oil on canvas, 56x81,5cmLouvre
   
   
     

Nicolas Lancret The Swing oil painting


The Swing
Oil on canvas Victoria Albert Museum, London
Painting ID::  10302
Nicolas Lancret
The Swing
Oil on canvas Victoria Albert Museum, London
   
   
     

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     French 1690-1743 Nicolas Lancret (22 January 1690 ?C 14 September 1743), French painter, was born in Paris, and became a brilliant depicter of light comedy which reflected the tastes and manners of French society under the regent Orleans. His first master was Pierre d'Ulin, but his acquaintance with and admiration for Watteau induced him to leave d'Ulin for Gillot, whose pupil Watteau had been. Two pictures painted by Lancret and exhibited on the Place Dauphine had a great success, which laid the foundation of his fortune, and, it is said, estranged Watteau, who had been complimented as their author. Lancret's work cannot now, however, be taken for that of Watteau, for both in drawing and in painting his touch, although intelligent, is dry, hard and wanting in that quality which distinguished his great model; these characteristics are due possibly in part to the fact that he had been for some time in training under an engraver. The number of his paintings (of which over eighty have been engraved) is immense; he executed a few portraits and attempted historical composition, but his favorite subjects were balls, fairs, village weddings, etc. The British Museum possesses an admirable series of studies by Lancret in red chalk, and the National Gallery, London, shows four paintings--the "Four Ages of Man" (engraved by Desplaces and l'Armessin), cited by d'Argenville amongst the principal works of Lancret. In 1719 he was received as Academician, and became councillor in 1735; in 1741 he married a grandchild of Boursault, author of Aesop at Court.

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