Who created "Picnic after the Hunt"?

Picnic after the Hunt was created by Nicolas Lancret in probably c. 1735/1740.

When was "Picnic after the Hunt" created?

This artwork was created probably c. 1735/1740.

What medium is "Picnic after the Hunt"?

Picnic after the Hunt is oil on canvas.

Is "Picnic after the Hunt" in the public domain?

Yes, Picnic after the Hunt is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Picnic after the Hunt

Nicolas Lancret

probably c. 1735/1740

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

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.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1952.2.22

About the Artist

Nicolas Lancret

Nicolas Lancret (1690–1743) was a leading French painter of the Rococo era, celebrated for his elegant fêtes galantes — intimate scenes of fashionable figures at leisure in idyllic garden settings — that placed him among the most admired artists working in Paris in the first half of the eighteenth century. Born in Paris, he trained initially under the history painter Pierre d'Ulin before entering ...

Picnic after the Hunt

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