PATER (Jean-Baptiste)
(1696- 1786)
80. — « Plaisirs champêtres »
A company of eleven gentlemen, ladies, and children assembled in the foreground of a luxuriant landscape. On the right of the composition, near an old fountain, adorned with the statue of a reclining female figure, a young man places a wreath of flowers on the head of a young lady, who converses with a lady and a gentleman on her left, while on her right, a gentleman accompanies on the flute a young lady, singing from a music book which she holds on her lap. another young lady sitting near by. In the centre of the foreground, a young man, reclining, and seen from behind, is conversing with a young lady seated by his side. On the extreme right, two little girls playing. A great number of figures in the distance.
Canvas,34 34 in. by 44 1 2in. From the Collection of M. Fabb6 de Mannville.
M. Bernstein, Paris.
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