Nicolas Lancret (1690 - 1743) was one of the most important painters of the French Rococo period, alongside his former fellow student and friend Jean-Antoine Watteau. Lancret admired Watteau so much that he left his first master Pierre d'Ulin in 1712, after about four years of apprenticeship, to join Watteau's teacher Claude Gillot. Gillot, one of the co-founders of Rococo, had a decisive influence on the later work of the young Lancret. Another important role was played by Watteau, who was six years older. The two painters were connected by a very close friendship. This bond was severed, however, when Lancret presented two of his works at the Exposition de la Jeunesse in Place Dauphine. The paintings were well received and were to lay the foundations for his later fame. But because they looked so similar to Watteau's style, many mistakenly congratulated him instead of Lancret.
Lancret often had to face the comparison to Watteau later on. For in many of his works, he, like Watteau, dealt with the genre of the Fêtes Galantes typical of the Rococo period. The central theme was often festive scenes such as balls, village weddings or fairs. Lancret found much recognition in this genre and was accepted at the French Academy in 1718. However, during Watteau's lifetime he never managed to outdo him in the so-called "Watteau genre". Only after his death in 1721 Lancret was able to become one of the leading masters together with Jean-Baptiste Pater. This is also reflected in his appointment as a council member of the Academy in 1735. Frederick the Great is said to have been a great admirer of Lancret's work.
Many of Lancret's paintings are now on display in museums around the world. The works from the last years of his creative work enjoy the highest popularity, such as "Winter" or "Mademoiselle Camargo dancing". Many consider one of his last works, "The Family in the Garden over Coffee" (1742), to be a masterpiece. Lancret himself remained unattached for most of his life and only married the 18-year-old granddaughter of the author Boursault in 1741. The marriage is said to have been less out of love than to help the young girl and her dying mother out of their plight. Only about two years later Lancret died of pneumonia.
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.jpg "La Camargo Dancing, c.1730 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Ham Scene by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-896749).jpg "Dance before a Fountain by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Autumn by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Breakfast at the Park by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing by Nicolas Lancret")
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_oil_on_panel_255_-_(MeisterDrucke-1102037).jpg "The actors of the Italian comedy, by Nicolas Lancret, France by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Concert in the Park, 1720 by Nicolas Lancret")
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_18th_century_Sun_089_-_(MeisterDrucke-1022314).jpg "The Music Lesson by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Tiger Hunt, 1736 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "An Allegory of Summer: Gardeners Watering a Flower Bed by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-906112).jpg "The Four Ages of Man: Childhood by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Summer or The Dance, 1738 by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1537597).jpg "Study of Two Small Girls, c. 1725 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Four Ages of Man: Maturity by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Concert in a Park, 18th century by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "In this pleasant solitude..., before 1743 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Three Decorative Panels with Allegories of Winter, Summer and Autumn by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Arrival of a Lady in a Car Pulled by Dogs by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-947153).jpg "Autumn by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1454677).jpg "The Swing by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1093105).jpg "Concert in the Paris Hôtel of Pierre Crozat by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Four Ages of Man: Youth, c. 1735 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "A Seated Man Playing the Flute, in Profile to the Right by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Beautiful Greek Woman, 1731-36 by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1497822).jpg "The Gardener by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Picnic after the Hunt by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Concert in the Oval Salon of Pierre Crozat")
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.jpg "The Autumn by Nicolas Lancret")
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_Marie_Anne_de_Cupis_Camargo_dite_la_Ca_-_(MeisterDrucke-1318795).jpg "Mlle Camargo Dancing by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Seat of Justice in the Parlement of Paris by Nicolas Lancret")
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_17_-_(MeisterDrucke-981941).jpg "Painted Panel of the Hotel de Peyrenc by Nicolas Lancret")
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_in_the_c_-_(MeisterDrucke-970138).jpg "The handover of the Order of the Holy Spirit in the chapel of Versailles 3/06/1724 by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449571).jpg "Portrait of the Actor Grandval by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1472676).jpg "The Actors of the Italian Comedy, or The Italian Theatre by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Mlle. Camargo Dancing, 1730 by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1449363).jpg "Portrait of the Actor Grandval, c.1742 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Study: Young Woman Standing Hand on Hip by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The See-Saw by Nicolas Lancret")
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_Ph_-_(MeisterDrucke-1419005).jpg "Before the costume ball by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Ham breakfast. Scene of a country banquet around a ham in the nobility (detail). Painting by Nicolas Lancret. Chantilly, museum Conde by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "A Huntsman Holding a Gamebird and Resting by a Tree, His Servant and Hounds Nearby by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Gardener by Nicolas Lancret")
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_18th_century_Angers_Museum_-_(MeisterDrucke-970260).jpg "The honeymoon by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Two Studies of a Guitar Player in Turkish Costume by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Beautiful Greek Woman by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Spring by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Wedding Feast in the Village by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-999088).jpg "Hunting meal. Painting by Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Picnic after the Hunt by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Lit of Justice held by the majority of King Louis XV in the Grand Chamber of the Parliament of Paris on February 22 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Four Times of the Day: Morning by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Study of a Young Woman with a Watering Jug by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Dance by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Two Standing Women by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "A lady and a gentleman in the Garden with two children (detail) by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Lovers in a Landscape by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Winter, Depicting a Group of People Ice Skating by Nicolas Lancret")
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_France_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100698).jpg "Music lesson with lute, by Nicolas Lancret, France by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1513278).jpg "Miss Camargo Dancing by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Madame Geoffrin (Marie Therese Rodet Geoffrin) by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Study of a Woman by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Brother Philippe")
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.jpg "Three Decorative Panels with Allegories of Winter, Summer and Autumn by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Three Studies of the Head of a Turbaned Black Man by Nicolas Lancret")
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_France_-_(MeisterDrucke-1100832).jpg "Duet by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Four Ages of Man: Childhood, ca 1735 by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Persian and the statue by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Tales of Jean de La Fontaine: The Gascon Punished by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Study of Two Small Girls by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "Studies of Two Men by Nicolas Lancret")
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_-_(MeisterDrucke-1497821).jpg "Horticulture by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "A Couple Making Music in a Landscape by Nicolas Lancret")
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.jpg "The Age of Man, Youth by Nicolas Lancret")
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_1738_Sun_0_-_(MeisterDrucke-951709).jpg "Winter Skating on a Frozen Lake by Nicolas Lancret")
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