Louis Léopold Boilly

JulLouis-Léopold Boilly was born on July 5, 1761, in La Bassée, France, and died in Paris on January 4, 1845, at the age of 83.¹

During the height of the revolutionary Terror in 1794, Boilly was condemned by the Committee of Public Safety for the erotic undertones of his work.¹

Boilly created a self-portrait around 1795, documenting his own likeness.¹

In 1800, Boilly presented his work "Un Trompe-l'œil", giving its name to this artistic technique.¹

Boilly received a medal at the Paris Salon in 1804 for his work "The Arrival of a Mail-coach in the Courtyard of the Messageries".¹

Boilly was awarded the Legion of Honour in 1833.²