Self-Portrait

1832

Louis-Léopold Boilly

Associated Names
Louis-Léopold Boilly

Artist, French, 1761 - 1845

The image features four monochromatic drawings of a man's head and shoulders in different angles: front, two sides, and three-quarter. The man has a round face, thick wavy hair with sideburns, and wears circular glasses. He is dressed in a high-collared coat over a cravat. There are no visible accessories. The background is plain, highlighting the detailed depictions of the man. The artwork is signed "L. Boilly 1833."

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56 x 21.9 cm (22 1/16 x 8 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.52.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Harrisse 1898, no. 1235

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

François Heugel (Lugt 3373). (Paul Prouté, S. A., Paris); purchased by NGA 2012.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1898

  • Harrisse, Harry. L. L. Boilly, Peintre, dessinateur et lithographe, Sa vie et son oeuvre. Paris, 1898, 184, no. 1235.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: L Boilly 1832; by later hand, lower left in graphite: Portraits de L. Boilly par lui meme / 1832; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: 132 S1-ie / 6th

Wikidata ID

Q76560528

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