Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845)
Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845)

La Folie du Jour

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Louis-Léopold Boilly (1761-1845)
La Folie du Jour
black chalk, pen and brown ink, watercolour
320 x 400 mm.
Engraved
In reverse by Salvadore Tresca for Les Folies du Jour, 1796-8.

Lot Essay

The print was registered at the Bibliothèque Nationale on 29 Nivôse an V (18 February 1797). The picture bears few differences with the drawing such as the bottles and glass under the musician's chair.
This composition gave its name to the series.

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