The Music Party
by TRINQUESSE, Louis-Rolland, Oil on canvas, 194 x 133 cm
Trinquesse painted a number of scenes in the tradition of 18th-century fetes galantes, but was best-known as a prolific draughtsman. His drawings, often signed and dated, were made between 1763 and 1797 or 1798.
Suggested listening (streaming mp3, 2 minutes):
Vincenzo Bellini: Malinconia, ninfa gentile