1800 s French Oil

Courtier Presenting Himself to Elegant French Ladies in Rococo Parkland, 1800 s

c. 1800

The Courting Couples French Rococo artist, 19th century oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 13 inches board: 9 x 10.5 inches provenance: private collecti...

The Greeting British School, mid 19th century signed with initials oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 30 x 25 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Condition: very good condition ...

French School, circa 1720's circle of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) oil painting on canvas 15 x 23 inches provenance: private collection, UK Fine depic...

Elegant Figures in Interior *see notes below Italian School, mid 18th century most likely of Venetian origin oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 10.75 x 11.75 inches provenance: private ...

French Rococo painter (18th century) - Gallant scene in a landscape. 63.5 x 76 cm without frame, 91 x 102.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wo...

19th Century Louis XVI Romantic Landscape in style of Nicolas Lancet Beautiful piece & condition - purchased in France. Does not come with Frame. Age appropriate wear, see detailed...

Copy of the French artist Francois Boucher, who was the court painter to King Louis XV, this work dates to the late 18th century. It is in its original carved and gilded wood frame a...

A refined 18th-century French painting. This artwork oil on canvas depicts a romantic party, a typical genre scene of the Rococo period, set in an aristocratic garden in Arcadian style. Elegantly attired young ladies and gentlemen are captured in a moment of conversation and leisure. The composition unfolds with a theatrical, circular flow, perfectly calibrated to the oval format, with an exquisite balance between the figures in the foreground and the trees in the background. The visual fulcrum is the central group, where a young woman in a white dress listens to a love poem from her suitor. The landscape is rendered in deep greens and nuanced blues, creating a suspended and slightly melancholic atmosphere, evidently inspired by the painting of Antoine Watteau. The light is diffuse, free of strong contrasts, and envelops the figures with an almost silky effect. The draperies are soft, rendered with fluid, light brushstrokes, and pastel colors dominate the composition. This artwork, of remarkable pictorial quality, can be attributed to the circle of Jean Baptiste Pater...