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Style & movement

Rococo & Eighteenth-Century Elegance

The 1700s loved lightness: pink and blue colors, curling frills, picnics, portraits and glittering views of Venice. Look for playful details and fancy clothes.

53 paintings

The Blue Boy The Blue BoyThomas Gainsborough · 1770 The Swing The SwingJean-Honoré Fragonard · 1767 A Journalist Lecturing on the Orrery A Journalist Lecturing on the OrreryJoseph Wright of Derby · 1766 A Young Girl Reading A Young Girl ReadingJean-Honoré Fragonard · 1770 An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump An Experiment on a Bird in the Air PumpJoseph Wright of Derby · 1768 The Alchemist Discovering Phosphorus The Alchemist Discovering PhosphorusJoseph Wright of Derby · 1771 Mr and Mrs Andrews Mr and Mrs AndrewsThomas Gainsborough · 1748 Indian Widow Indian WidowJoseph Wright of Derby · 1783 Romeo and Juliet: the Tomb Scene Romeo and Juliet: the Tomb SceneJoseph Wright of Derby · 1790 The Stolen Kiss The Stolen KissJean-Honoré Fragonard · 1787 Portrait of a Lady in Blue Portrait of a Lady in BlueThomas Gainsborough · 1780 One Hundred Horses One Hundred HorsesGiuseppe Castiglione · 1728 The Chocolate Girl The Chocolate GirlJean-Étienne Liotard · 1744 The Captive King The Captive KingJoseph Wright of Derby · 1772 The Lock The LockJean-Honoré Fragonard · 1777 Marie Antoinette and Her Children Marie Antoinette and Her ChildrenÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1787 The Age of Innocence The Age of InnocenceJoshua Reynolds · 1788 Whistlejacket WhistlejacketGeorge Stubbs · 1762 The Immaculate Conception The Immaculate ConceptionGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1767 A Philosopher by Lamplight A Philosopher by LamplightJoseph Wright of Derby · 1769 The Graham Children The Graham ChildrenWilliam Hogarth · 1742 Blind Man's Bluff Blind Man's BluffJean-Honoré Fragonard · 1757 Madame de Pompadour Madame de PompadourFrançois Boucher · 1759 Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of his Ancestors Miravan Breaking Open the Tomb of his AncestorsJoseph Wright of Derby · 1772 Earthstopper on the Banks of the Derwent Earthstopper on the Banks of the DerwentJoseph Wright of Derby · 1773 The Captive The CaptiveJoseph Wright of Derby · 1774 The Ray The RayJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin · 1727 Marie Antoinette with a Rose Marie Antoinette with a RoseÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1783 The Banquet of Cleopatra The Banquet of CleopatraGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1743 Portrait of Madame de Pompadour Portrait of Madame de PompadourFrançois Boucher · 1756 Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest Sons Lady Cockburn and Her Three Eldest SonsJoshua Reynolds · 1773 Lady Caroline Howard Lady Caroline HowardJoshua Reynolds · 1778 The Ladies Waldegrave The Ladies WaldegraveJoshua Reynolds · 1780 Captain George K. H. Coussmaker Captain George K. H. CoussmakerJoshua Reynolds · 1782 Self Portrait in a Straw Hat Self Portrait in a Straw HatÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1782 Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk') Mr and Mrs William Hallett ('The Morning Walk')Thomas Gainsborough · 1785 Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of DevonshireThomas Gainsborough · 1785 The Market Cart The Market CartThomas Gainsborough · 1786 Self-Portrait with Her Daughter, Julie Self-Portrait with Her Daughter, JulieÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1789 Boy with a Spinning-Top Boy with a Spinning-TopJean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin · 1738 The Shrimp Girl The Shrimp GirlWilliam Hogarth · 1743 The Honourable Mrs Graham The Honourable Mrs GrahamThomas Gainsborough · 1775 Scipio Africanus Freeing Massiva Scipio Africanus Freeing MassivaGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1719 The Rape of Europa The Rape of EuropaGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1725 The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armor on Horseback The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armor on HorsebackGiuseppe Castiglione · 1739 The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomeo The Martyrdom of Saint BartholomeoGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1722 Africa AfricaRosalba Carriera · 1720 The Madonna of Carmel and the Souls of the Purgatory The Madonna of Carmel and the Souls of the PurgatoryGiovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1724 Ayusi Sweeping Bandits with a Lance Ayusi Sweeping Bandits with a LanceGiuseppe Castiglione · 1755 Eight Horses Eight HorsesGiuseppe Castiglione · 1729 One Hundred Horses Draft One Hundred Horses DraftGiuseppe Castiglione · 1723 The Fire of Rome The Fire of RomeHubert Robert · 1785 Marie Antoinette and Her Children Marie Antoinette and Her ChildrenÉlisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun · 1787

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