LANCRET, Nicolas
(b. 1690, Paris, d. 1743, Paris)

Biography

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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