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The Art Connoisseurs

Printer Delpech French
1823–28
Not on view
With great intensity, brows furrowed and mouths open, a tightly knit cluster of grotesque characters peering through monocles and glasses examines a small painting. Boilly's print from his satirical series "Recueil des grimaces" pokes fun at amateur art connoisseurs. The artist made many studies of facial expressions, which culminated in these biting caricatures of contemporary society.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: The Art Connoisseurs
  • Series/Portfolio: Collection of Grimaces (Recueil de Grimaces)
  • Artist: Louis Léopold Boilly (French, La Bassée 1761–1845 Paris)
  • Printer: Delpech
  • Date: 1823–28
  • Medium: Lithograph with hand-coloring
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 3/8 x 10 1/16 in. (31.4 x 25.5 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1989
  • Object Number: 1989.1062
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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The Card Players, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Lithograph
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Louis Léopold Boilly
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1822
The Wedding Present, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Etching with stippling and engraving
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Hired Hands, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Lithograph
Hired Hands
Louis Léopold Boilly
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1822
The Comb Punch, Louis Léopold Boilly French, Lithograph; printed in blue, brown, black, green, yellow, and blue inks
The Comb Punch
Louis Léopold Boilly
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