Nicolas Lancret
La Camargo Dancing, c. 1730
The collections at the National Gallery in Washington DC are extra-strong in French art from the century before the Revolution. The American business tycoons who shaped the collection loved to decorate their houses with 18th century French artifacts (nostalgic no doubt for the days before democracy spoiled the fun).
Nicolas Lancret
Picnic After the Hunt, c. 1735/1740
François Boucher
The Love Letter, 1750
Robert Le Lorrain
Galatea, 1701
Augustin Pajou
Calliope, c. 1763
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
The Visit to the Nursery, 1775
Edmé Bouchardon
Cupid, 1744