La Camargo Dancing by Nicolas Lancret https://www.nga.gov/artworks/96-la-camargo-dancing
Nicolas Lancret was one of Antoine Watteau’s most talented followers and helped to disseminate the taste for fête-galante subjects in the eighteenth century. On the far left musicians are hidden amidst the trees, while across the canvas from left to right, arranged on an exaggerated S curve, stylishly dressed spectators have assembled in intimate groups to watch a couple perform a pas de deux.
The dancers and groups are enclosed within a park-like setting with tall trees to
