Figures in masquerade costume

Unknown

Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743) (formerly attributed to)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

18th century

Height:

92.4 cm  (36 3/8 in.)

Width:

78.7 cm  (31 in.)

Technique / Medium:

oil on canvas

Additional titles

Description

Outdoor scene includes three musicians accompanying a dancer thought to be Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo, in calf-length ballet dress and heeled shoes, and another female; visible instruments appear to be violin, a curved wind instrument (possibly crumhorn), and possibly a guitar (mostly obscured).

People as subjects

Camargo, Marie Anne de Cupis de (1710-1770) (Dancer)

Iconclass

48C8311
portrait of dancer
48CC844
ballet dress - CC - female
48CC753
more than one musician with instrument - CC - 'concert champêtre'

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Violin [3573]
Crumhorn [4189]
Guitar [3237]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

Notes

A different Lancret painting of this subject is held by the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C. (RIdIM item 5520)

RIdIM record id

5620