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Portrait of a Woman
Portrait of a Woman is an oil painting by the Neoclassicist artist Louis-Léopold Boilly. It dates from 1813 and is held in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Subject & Meaning
The work titled Portrait of a Woman, painted by Louis-Léopold Boilly in 1813, portrays a single female sitter rendered in oil on canvas.
The work titled Portrait of a Woman, painted by Louis-Léopold Boilly in 1813, portrays a single female sitter rendered in oil on canvas. The painting is classified as a portrait and depicts a woman as its main subject. Its creation coincides with the early nineteenth-century French bourgeois milieu, and the composition functions as a conventional portrait that emphasizes the sitter's presence rather than allegorical or symbolic narrative.
The piece is housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, underscoring its status as a recognized example of portraiture from this period.
Technique & Style
Boilly executed this small-scale portrait in oil paint on canvas, a standard combination for early nineteenth-century French portraiture. The support measures 22.2 by 17.5 centimeters, an intimate format suited to a closely observed depiction of a single female sitter. The work is held in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. No further technical commentary on handling, condition, or stylistic execution is documented in the available records.
History & Provenance
The painting titled Portrait of a Woman was created by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly in 1813. Executed in oil paint on canvas, the work measures 22.2 centimeters in height and 17.5 centimeters in width. It is currently held within the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it is cataloged as a portrait depicting a woman.
The specific circumstances regarding the original commission, the identity of the initial patron, or the detailed chain of ownership prior to its arrival at the museum are not detailed in the available records. The work remains a documented example of Boilly's portraiture from the early nineteenth century, firmly dated to 1813.
Overview
Louis-Léopold Boilly completed this oil painting, titled Portrait of a Woman, in 1813. The work features an unidentified female sitter, rendered with characteristic detail. It is currently part of the collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, where it offers insight into early 19th-century portraiture.
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Louis-Léopold Boilly was a French painter and draftsman. A creator of popular portrait paintings, he also produced a vast number of genre paintings documenting French middle-class social life. His life and work spanned…
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