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Artists›Nicolas Lancret

Nicolas Lancret

1690⚠–1743

WA-00017087

Paris, France

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WikidataQ188172

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art

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Artworks (37)

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Snuffbox

1755 · Enameled copper

Overall (confirmed): 1 5/16 × 2 7/8 × 2 1/4 in. (3.3 × 7.4 × 5.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Plate with scene from "Les Oies de Frère Philippe"

1740 · Porcelain

Overall (confirmed): 7/8 × 9 × 9 in. (2.2 × 22.9 × 22.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Game of Blind Man's Bluff

1739 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

Picnic after the Hunt

1735 · oil on canvas

overall: 61.5 x 74.8 cm (24 3/16 x 29 7/16 in.) framed: 84 x 98 x 8.9 cm (33 1/16 x 38 9/16 x 3 1/2 in.)

National Gallery of Art

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The Servant Justified

1735 · Oil on copper

11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Studies of a Couple Seated on the Ground, Looking at a Songbook

1735 · Red, black, and white chalk on light gray-brown paper

Sheet: 10 1/4 x 14 9/16 in. (26 x 37 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Study of a Woman

1733 · Black and red chalk, heightened with white chalk, on tannish-gray laid paper

28.1 × 18.6 cm (11 1/8 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Brother Philippe's Geese

1731 · Oil on copper

10 3/4 x 13 7/8 in. (27.3 x 35.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Beautiful Greek Woman

1731 · Oil on canvas

70 × 51.6 cm (27 9/16 × 20 5/16 in.); Framed: 94.7 × 75.6 × 11.2 cm (37 1/4 × 29 3/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La Camargo Dancing

1730 · oil on canvas

overall: 76.2 x 106.7 cm (30 x 42 in.) framed: 107.3 x 135.9 x 9.2 cm (42 1/4 x 53 1/2 x 3 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Swing

1730 · oil paint

Framed: 157 x 96 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 37 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 150.8 x 89.7 cm (59 3/8 x 35 5/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Study for The Dance Between the Pavilion and the Fountain

1727 · Red and white chalk on brown laid paper

16.8 × 24.7 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study for Old Age

1727 · Black and white chalk on brown laid paper

16.8 × 24.7 cm (6 5/8 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Three Studies of the Head of a Turbaned Black Man

1720 · Black, red and white chalks on oatmeal laid paper

17.6 × 28.3 cm (6 15/16 × 11 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Elegant Women in Polish Dress

1718 · red, black, and white chalk on light brown paper

overall: 18.2 x 29.5 cm (7 3/16 x 11 5/8 in.)

National Gallery of Art

The Gardener

1718 · oil on canvas

Framed: 157 x 43 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 16 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 151 x 36.5 cm (59 7/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing

1718 · oil on canvas

Framed: 157 x 43 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 16 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 151 x 36.5 cm (59 7/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Horticulture

1718 · oil on canvas

Framed: 157 x 43 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 16 15/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 151 x 36.5 cm (59 7/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Vineyard

1718 · oil on canvas

Framed: 157 x 89 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 35 1/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 150.3 x 82.3 cm (59 3/16 x 32 3/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Declaration of Love

1715 · oil on canvas

Framed: 103 x 90.5 x 9 cm (40 9/16 x 35 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.); Unframed: 80.1 x 64 cm (31 9/16 x 25 3/16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Standing Gentleman

1710 · Red chalk, with stumping, and touches of brown chalk, on tan laid paper

28.3 × 17.3 cm (11 3/16 × 6 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Study: Young Woman Standing Hand on Hip

1710 · Black crayon on buff laid paper

24.4 × 19.7 cm (9 5/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Young Man Standing

1710 · Black chalk, on tan laid paper

20.3 × 10.6 cm (8 × 4 3/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Two Standing Women

1710 · Red chalk on ivory laid paper, tipped onto card

15.4 × 18.4 cm (6 1/8 × 7 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Artwork sources (6)

37 published of 64 catalogued · 55 with image

Art Institute Chicago
14 published14 img
The Met
9 published
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published7 img
Nga
6 published6 img
Rijksmuseum
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 27 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

13 entries · 2 sources

The Swing
1730 · Cleveland · 6 prov
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Schetsen van een man, twee handen en een stuk draperie
1700 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing
1718 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Gardener
1718 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Vineyard
1718 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Declaration of Love
1715 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Horticulture
1718 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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The Game of Blind Man's Bluff
1739 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Schetsen van een man, twee handen en een stuk draperie (1700 - 1745)

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Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

Wall Panels: The Gardener, Horticulture, The Vineyard, The See-Saw, The Swing (c. 1723–27)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Rijksmuseum The Metropolitan Museum of Art Cleveland Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago National Gallery of Art Christie's

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Cleveland Museum of Art

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Art Institute of Chicago

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National Gallery of Art

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