Nicolas Lancret 1690-1743 J Focarino 165

Nicolas Lancret 1690-1743 Edited by Joseph Focarino in hardcover 165 pages of inspiration 79 illustrations, including 50 in full colour. The first book in English about Lancret, a hugely successful 18th century French artist who has until recently been overshadowed by contemporaries such as Watteau. Regularly commissioned for portraits by the crowned heads and aristocrats of Europe, he was also the favourite genre artist of Louis XV of France, who appreciated the singular appeal and sophisticated charm of Lancret's work. From the library of a Professor ex Werrington House ( 1832)