Preliminary studies were unnecessary and two hours’ posing was enough, according to Boilly. His superb little portraits were also cheaper than miniatures. He reckoned that he painted around 4,500 of them, but specialists make it 5,000. There was a huge demand for portraits in restless France around 1800, even from people who would never have been immortalised in the past, and Boilly served them all.
Specifications
| Title | Portrait of a Man |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oil on canvas |
| Object type |
Painting
> Painting
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 22 cm Height Error: 27,3 is not a valid BCD value cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Attributed to:
Louis-Léopold Boilly
|
| Accession number | 3173 (OK) |
| Credits | Purchased with the support of C.F.A Roelofsz, 1989 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1988 |
| Creation date | in circa 1825 |
| Internal exhibitions |
The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| Material | |
| Object |
