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This remarkably frank image flouted the norms of acceptable subject matter. Here, Boilly depicted the prostitutes—and the men who solicited them—who gathered in the arcade of the Palais-Royal in Paris. Better known for his charming genre paintings, Boilly was denounced in 1793 by a French revolutionary tribunal for painting pictures “of revolting obscenity to republican morals.” He survived and even in 1804, under the Napoleonic government’s somewhat looser standards, he was pushing the boundaries of propriety.
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| Medium | paper (fiber product) |
| Dimensions | 45 × 36 Cm |
| Certificate | Certificate not provided |
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H. Harrisse, Louis Leopold Boilly: Peintre, Dessinateur et Lithographe: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre
H. Harrisse, Louis Leopold Boilly: Peintre, Dessinateur et Lithographe: Sa Vie et Son Oeuvre (Paris, 1898), no. 1002.
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J. B. Delestre
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Gods and (Super)heroes: Drawing in an Age of Revolution", November 16, 2017 - April 1, 2018.
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Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Palais des Beaux-Art, "Louis-Léopold Boilly", November 4, 2011 - February 6, 2012.
Palais des Beaux-Arts de Lille, Palais des Beaux-Art, "Louis-Léopold Boilly", November 4, 2011 - February 6, 2012.
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Jacques Wilhelm, "Les Galeries du Palais-Royal," Bulletin du Musée Carnavalet, 6
Jacques Wilhelm, "Les Galeries du Palais-Royal," Bulletin du Musée Carnavalet, 6 (November 1953), pp. 4-5.
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A. Mabille de Poncheville, Boilly
A. Mabille de Poncheville, Boilly (Paris, 1930), p. 87.
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P. Marmottan, Le Peintre Louis Boilly
P. Marmottan, Le Peintre Louis Boilly (Paris, 1913), p. 99.
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Richard Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800-1900
Richard Brettell, French Salon Artists 1800-1900 (Chicago, 1987), pp. 11-12, and 117 (ill.).
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New York, Wildenstein & Co., "Consulat, Empire, Restauration: Art in Early 19th Century France, " April 21-May 28, 1982.
New York, Wildenstein & Co., "Consulat, Empire, Restauration: Art in Early 19th Century France," April 21-May 28, 1982.
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Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century
Harold Joachim, French Drawings and Sketchbooks of the Eighteenth Century (Chicago, 1979), no. 1A1.
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago, " February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 62-63, cat. 27 (ill.).
Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Städtische Galerie im Städelschen Kunstinstitut, "Französische Zeichnungen aus dem Art Institute of Chicago," February 10-April 10, 1977, pp. 62-63, cat. 27 (ill.).
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Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso, " October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 29 (ill.).
Paris, Musée du Louvre, "Dessins français de l’Art Institute de Chicago de Watteau à Picasso," October 15, 1976-January 17, 1977, n.p., cat. 29 (ill.).
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The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago, " January 24-March 28, 1976, pp. 74-75, cat. 68 (ill.).
The Art Institute of Chicago, "Selected Works of 18th Century French Art in the Collections of The Art Institute of Chicago," January 24-March 28, 1976, pp. 74-75, cat. 68 (ill.).
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probably sold, Paris, November 21, 1865....
probably sold, Paris, November 21, 1865. Sold, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, April 21, 1910, lot 1. Sold by Stephen Spector, New York, to the Art Institute, 1963.
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