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Louis LÈopold Boilly, style of
French, 1761 - 1845
Portrait of a Child, 18th - 19th century
oil on canvas
18 x 14 3/4 (45.7 x 37.5 cm)
Mildred Anna Williams Collection 1941.23

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Artist Biography: Portrait and genre painter whose work illustrated everyday life during the French Revolution and Napoleonic Empire. Sensitive command of media, color, and composition. Boilly's only teacher was his father, Arnould Boilly, a wood-carver. Boilly came to Paris for the first time in 1785, and remained there permanently. He is said to have painted over 5000 portraits, besides other works.~~~PT ENG LITH; ; M-9

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Child a of Portrait Williams Anna Mildred Europe France Painting canvas oil Louis Léopold Boilly French 6121161116210083 A303884 1941.23 EPTG