Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio
This sheet is a study for one of Boilly’s most famous paintings depicting a gathering of artists in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). The finished canvas, exhibited at the Salon of 1798, is a group portrait of thirty-one prominent artistic figures, each one a closely observed portrait that was studied in an individual oil sketch. This quickly worked study, constructed of velvety shadows and sparkling highlights, focuses on the group of figures around a table that appears on the right side of the composition. Through the variety of their poses and activities, Boilly stressed the creative conviviality of the artist’s studio.
Artwork Details
- Title: Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio
- Artist: Louis Léopold Boilly (French, La Bassée 1761–1845 Paris)
- Date: ca. 1798
- Medium: Conté crayon, stumping, heightened with white chalk
- Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/8 x 21 3/8 in. (39 x 54.3 cm)
- Classification: Drawings
- Credit Line: Anonymous Gift, 2010
- Object Number: 2010.449
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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