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Title: A catalogue of the pictures and drawings in the National loan exhibition, in aid of National gallery funds, held in the Grafton Galleries, London (1909-1910)
Year: 1909 (1900s)
Authors: National Loan Exhibition (1909-1910 : London, England) Cook, Herbert Frederick, Sir, 1868-1939 Brockwell, Maurice Walter, 1869-1958 Grafton Galleries (London, England)
Subjects: Art
Publisher: London : W. Heinemann
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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16LANGRET: 1690-1743 French SchoolFflTE CHAMP^TRE A PARTY of ladies and gentlemen are grouped in a woodlandglade. In the centre stands a lady in a rich red dress withbrown sleeves ; her partner, dressed in blue, and wearing a red capand belt, is footing it to the strains of music made by a tambourineplayer on the extreme left and other musicians on the right.Towards the left of the composition are six brilliantly costumedladies and gallants flirting ; on the other side is another couple,similarly engaged. Canvas. 28;- in. x 22 in. (0.724 x 0.559). Not previously exhibited. Lent by the Earl of Listowel, K.P. 23
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17WATTEAU: 1684-1721 French SchoolFRENCH PASTORAL A SHEPHERD and a shepherdess examining a birds nest. Thev sittogether on a rock, in the centre ot the picture ; the shep-herd, seated somewhat higher, bends towards his companion to showher the nest, which he holds in both hands ; she lays her arm onhis knee, and throws her head back to look at it. Roses lie on therock at her side, and near him is a brown-and-white dog. Behindon the right is a rocky knoll overhanging a little rivulet, and a rich-toned blue and yellow sky fills the space between this and a treeon the other side. The light is concentrated on the girl and thefurther part of the bank ; the rest is in shadow or half-tone. Canvas. lO in. x 8 in. (0.254 x 0.203). The centre portion of this picture, which was presented to the NationalGallery of Scotland by Mrs. Williams in 1866, was etched (in reverse) withdecorative supporters and border by Francois Boucher (1703-1770) as LeD^nicheur de Moineaux for Juliennes Recueil. That de

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