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The See-Saw

c. 1723–1727

Nicolas Lancret

(French, 1690–1743)
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Culture
France
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
Framed: 157 x 96 x 5.5 cm (61 13/16 x 37 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.); Unframed: 150.7 x 89.4 cm (59 5/16 x 35 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Louis Dudley Beaumont Foundation 1948.176.4
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A vertically oriented oil painting depicts a woman and man on a wooden see-saw among soft green trees. On our left, a woman with light skin tone wearing a flowing blue dress sits on the raised end. To our right, a man with light skin tone wearing a red coat sits on the lower end. An ornate blue border featuring a squirrel, birds, and pedestal busts frames the scene.

The See-Saw

c. 1723–1727

Nicolas Lancret

(French, 1690–1743)
France

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