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Carle (Charles André) Vanloo (French, 1705–1765)
The Picnic after the Hunt
Oil on canvas
23 1/4 x 19 1/2 in. (59.1 x 49.5 cm)
Wrightsman Fund, 1995
1995.317
This is an oil sketch for a picture painted in 1737 to decorate Louis XV's dining room at the château of Fontainebleau. The finished canvas (Louvre, Paris) has been cut down and no longer retains the shaped top and bottom indicated here. The verve and freshness of the sketch reflect Vanloo's training and extended activity in Italy.