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Ten wealthy children, a baby, a nurse and a governess are outside in a tiled neoclassical loggia. Two of the children are being taught to read by the governess, while the others are playing boisterous games. A boy and a girl with long ribbons pull along a child seated on the baby’s walking frame. A pair of girls hold the child’s hands and join the game, while two others play with a mask. The rosy-cheeked nursemaid holds the baby and watches the antics of her young charges.
This was probably the first of the series to be painted by Lancret in 1733, as the two girls playing with a mask also appear in his Dance between a Pavilion and a Fountain (Charlottenburg Palace, Berlin) of 1733.
Title
The Four Ages of Man: Childhood
Date
by 1735
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 34.5 x W 45.7 cm
Accession number
NG101
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Lt.-Col. J.H. Ollney, 1836/7
Work type
Painting
The National Gallery, London
Trafalgar Square, London, Greater London WC2N 5DN England
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