A Palace Garden with Elegant Figures
by JANNECK, Franz Christoph, Oil on copper, 41 x 59 cm
This fête galante is set in a formal garden with balustraded walkways, garden statuary and cypress trees. A party of elegantly-dressed diners is gathered round a table, decked with delicacies and fine tableware. In this painting, like his other conversation pieces, Janneck was principally inspired by the French Rococo, notably the work of Antoine Watteau.