biography
pronunciation:
[lãnkray]
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| lived:
| (1690–1743)
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| biography:
| Painter, born in Paris, France. He studied at the Académie de Peinture, and under Claude Gillot. He owed his popularity to his depictions of ‘fêtes galantes’, paintings of balls, fairs, and village weddings, which show the influence of Watteau. His works include L'Hiver and Le Moulinet. In 1719 he was elected to the Académie. |
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