Description
Follower of Nicolas Lancret (Paris 1690 – Paris 1743) – Gallant scene in a landscape.
Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wooden frame.
A fête galante scene with three figures in 18th-century dress set in an open landscape. At the centre a lady in a wide pink skirt is approached by a young man in a red coat, while a third figure observes from the left. The composition clearly reflects the pictorial language of Nicolas Lancret, one of the leading French exponents of the galant genre in the early 18th century.
Condition report: Relined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface, with signs of ageing and wear.
