Boilly was born near Lille; he first worked in Douai, then Arras, and finally in Paris, from 1785. He exhibited at the Paris Salon between 1791 and 1824. He painted genre scenes and small portraits.
Louis-Léopold Boilly
1761 - 1845
Paintings by Louis-Léopold Boilly
This intriguing picture is Boilly’s painted imitation of a print after one of his own compositions (possibly now lost). Although Boilly was an expert in trompe l’oeil, it is unlikely that he intended to trick the viewer into thinking they are looking at an actual print because he does not include...