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Louis-Léopold Boilly

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Oil portrait of a young girl with center-parted brown hair, wearing a white gathered dress, against a dark background.

Malvina Mortier de Trévise

1810

Sepia painting of Amphitrite on a wave with a sea god blowing a conch, surrounded by cherubs and sea figures.

Triumph of Amphitrite

1785

Portrait of a seated man in a dark coat gesturing toward a crowded assembly hall, with a Constitution book on a red desk.

Portrait of Jan Anthony d'Averhoult (1756-1792)

1792

Painting of a dentist pulling a tooth from a grimacing patient, with jars on shelves behind them.

U zubára

1840

Man at a table with dividers and maps, a young woman in white beside him, a globe and books nearby, a small dog in front.

The Geography Lesson (Portrait of Monsieur Gaudry and His Daughter)

1812

Portrait of a young woman in a white dress playing a gilded harp, seated before a dark background.

The Young Harpist

1804

Crowded Paris street scene beside a stone arch, with departing conscripts embracing families, a rider on horseback and a dog.

Léopold Boilly Les conscrits de 1807 défilant devant la porte Saint-Denis

1808

Half-length portrait of a man with dark curly hair, wearing a burgundy coat, white cravat, and medals against gray.

Portrait of a Gentleman

1800

Oil portrait of a woman with curled hair, white dress, gold necklace and pearl earrings against a brown background.

Portrait of a Lady

1800

Profile of a Young Woman's Head

1794

Small oil sketch of a calm lake with dark trees on the left, pale cliffs on the right, and a building atop a hill.

View of a Lake

1797

Etched bust portrait of a balding man with curly side hair and a cravat, labelled Mr Dubois.

Antoine, Baron Dubois. Etching by J. Frémy after L. L. Boilly

Grey wash drawing of a woman in a white gown standing by a fireplace with a sphinx support and candlestick.

Woman in Front of a Fireplace

c. 1805-7

Pencil study on brown paper of two standing men in early 1800s coats and cravats, one holding a cane.

Two Standing Figures (Study for A Game of Billiards)

c. 1807

Stipple engraved portrait of a bald man in a dark coat, white cravat and star medal, titled Delambre.

Jean Baptiste Joseph, Count Delambre. Stipple engraving by B. Holl after L.L. Boilly

Black and white chalk portrait of a seated young man with wavy hair and mustache, dressed in a frock coat and waistcoat.

Portrait of a Young Man

1837

Brown chalk drawing of three young men in a studio with easels, a palette, and a seated figure holding a canvas.

Three Young Artists in a Studio

about 1820

Stipple engraving portrait of a balding man in a dark coat and white cravat, labeled Le Doct.r F. J. Gall.

Franz Joseph Gall. Stipple engraving by A. A. Bourgeois de la Richardière, 1808, after L. Boilly

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowd in white Empire-style dresses and top hats under stone arcades with small dogs.

The Arcades at the Palais-Royal

c. 1804

Lithograph of four men with round spectacles and cravats, arranged in a cluster, signed L. Boilly 1832.

Vier zelfportretten van de kunstenaar

1832

Hand-coloured mezzotint portrait of a bald, smiling man in a dark coat and white cravat, with a printed caption below.

Antoine, Baron Dubois. Colour mezzotint by J.B. Gautier after L. L. Boilly

Grey wash drawing of two seated women and a standing man in an interior with a piano and armchair.

Conversation Piece

1789-93

Drawing of three studied hands above a young girl's bust, her arms resting on a plate, in graphite and white chalk.

Studies of Hands and the Bust of a Young Girl Holding a Plate

ca.1801-03

Woman and boy examine prints at a red-draped table beside a lens stand, with an urn and guitar in the room.

A woman and a boy are looking at prints with the aid of a lens and mirror; an antique urn and a guitar in the backgro…

Brown wash drawing of a man vaccinating an infant on a woman's lap while family members and dogs gather in a room.

The Vaccine

1806

Crowd of 19th-century viewers in period dress gathered before a large ceremonial painting in a gallery interior, drawn in ink

The Public in the Salon of the Louvre, Viewing the Painting of the "Sacre"

1808

Lithograph of five heads crowded together, each making an exaggerated grimace, with a pointing hand in the foreground.

The Grimaces

1823

Hand-colored print of three Osage figures: two men with red and blue feathered turbans and face paint, and a woman with beade

Osage Indians: Mohongo, Washingsabba (or Black Bird), and Big Soldier

1820

Hand-colored lithograph of five men and a woman intently examining a framed painting, one using a monocle and spectacles.

The Art Connoisseurs

1823-28

Lithograph of caricatured art connoisseurs crowding around framed paintings, one using a magnifying glass.

Karikatuur van zes liefhebbers van schilderijen

1823

Grey lithograph of an elderly man kissing a woman's hand in an interior, with a top-hatted man, a child, and a watching young

Kunstenaar kust de hand van een vrouw

1825

Lithograph of a mother showing her baby's first tooth while older children and adults gather around in an interior with a dog

Moeder toont de eerste tand van haar baby

1826