Nicolas LancretFrankrijk, 1689–1743Le Berger Indécis
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Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) was born in Paris where he first trained as an engraver before becoming the apprentice of the history painter Pierre Dulin (1669–1748), and enrolled as a student at the Académie Royale de Peinture et de Sculpture. He later entered the workshop of the genre and decorative painter Claude Gillot (1673-1722), who had been Watteau’s master (1684-1721). He specialised in the genre of the fêtes galantes inaugurated by Watteau and decorative works for which enjoyed a considerable success.
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This painting is a fine example of Lancret’s production of genre paintings showing elegant figures in an outdoor setting. The present picture shows two young ladies conversing with a man on a path in a landscape, the French title, Le berger indécis (‘the undecided shepherd’) evokes the amorous encounter that may follow this scene. Lancret’s genre scenes, influenced artists as diverse as François Boucher (1703-1770), William Hogarth (1697-1764) and Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788).
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Gegevens
- Inventarisnummer
- 547-1882
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In de catalogus
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In het leven van Nicolas Lancret
Het hele leven1735
Councillor of the Academy
Lancret becomes a councillor of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.
1741
A late marriage
Lancret marries the eighteen-year-old granddaughter of the playwright Boursault.
14 september 1743
Died
