# Children at Play in the Open [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [LANCRET, Nicolas]() - Date: 1701-1750 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 27 x 33 cm ## Commentary The beginning of the 18th century saw the introduction of a new genre within French painting, fêtes galantes or "elegant parties", which feigned to depict the aristocracy and their ritualised social gatherings, pastimes, and courting. Several later painters adopted elements from the genre but combined it with more rustic settings and characters, thereby creating more everyday-like scenes. ## Related artworks - [Autumn]() - [Bal Champêtre \(Country Ball\)]() - [Bathers]() - [Billiard Players]() - [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]() - [Lady and Gentleman with two Girls and a Servant]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()