Concert Champêtre
by PATER, Jean Baptiste Joseph, Oil on canvas
Pater followed Watteau closely in the genre called fête galante, transposing his atmosphere to a more silvery one.
The painting has a pendant: Relaxing in the Country, also in Valenciennes.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 19 minutes):
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Variations on a Rococo Theme