# LANCRET, Nicolas [View the canonical artist record]() ## Artist - Lifespan: 1690–1743 - Profession: painter - School: French ## Biography French painter, he was, with Pater, the principal imitator of Watteau. After failing as a history painter he was influenced by Gillot 's theatrical scenes as Watteau had been, and he spent the rest of his life painting fêtes galantes. He is well represented in the Wallace Collection, London. ## Related artworks - [Autumn]() - [Bal Champêtre \(Country Ball\)]() - [Bathers]() - [Billiard Players]() - [Children at Play in the Open]() - [Company in the Park]() - [Concert in the Park]() - [Dance in a Pavilion]() - [Fete in a Wood]() - [Justified Servant]() - [La Camargo Dancing \(detail\)]() - [La Camargo Dancing]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()