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Here 28 figures are in parkland making music, dancing and courting. The lady and gentleman dancing in the centre are watched by the crowd, who are mainly arranged in couples. A violinist, oboist and hurdy-gurdy player make music while children play with a puppy, and a black page boy sees to the wine cooler. A number of the figures in this painting resemble those in paintings by or prints after Watteau. The picture is likely to have been painted early in Pater’s career, in the early 1720s.
Title
The Dance
Date
18th century
Medium
Oil on canvas
Measurements
H 74.9 x W 114.9 cm
Accession number
NG4079
Acquisition method
Bequeathed by Edith Cragg as part of the John Webb Bequest, 1924
Work type
Painting
