Jean-Baptiste Pater
Study Sheet with Two Women
c. 1725
prints & drawings
Together with Lancret, Pater was the main exponent of the 'Fête Galante' genre popularised by Watteau. Both artists studied under Watteau for a short time. Pater drew many studies from life models which he later used for his paintings. Watteau's motif of a young woman on a swing, like the one on the left in this drawing, appears in many of his paintings.
- Wikipedia on Fête Galantehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C3%AAte_galante
