Louis Léopold Boilly

Shop 34 artworks by Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761–1845) — every piece is public domain and can be printed as canvas, rolled canvas, framed canvas or a framed print.

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 the eras of monarchical France, the French Revolution, the Napoleonic Empire, the Bourbon Restoration and the July Monarchy. His 1800 painting Un Trompe-l'œil introduced the term trompe-l'œil, applied to the technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions, though the "unnamed" technique itself had existed in Greek and Roman times.

Biography adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

At a glance

Most of Louis Léopold Boilly's work on the site falls under Prints (25), Drawings (5), Paintings (4).

Culture: French (34).

By orientation: 7 landscape, 27 portrait.

Dated work in this group ranges from 1793 to 1845.

Other French artists of the period

Artists from the same country and generation, also in the archive:

• Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot — 821 artworks
• Eugène Delacroix — 651 artworks
• Eugène Delacroix — 651 artworks
• Théodore Géricault — 380 artworks
• Théodore Géricault — 380 artworks
• Hubert Robert — 374 artworks
• Jean-Honoré Fragonard — 363 artworks
• Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres — 235 artworks

Prints of these artworks

Prints of any artwork on this page are made to order at the production partner closest to you, starting from $21.99 including shipping, in Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print.

Sizes and framing

Sizes are listed in inches and centimetres, with up to 26 sizes available depending on the print type, from small desk pieces up to large statement pieces. A size that doesn't match this artwork's own proportions is centred and trimmed to fit, and each print type's page states exactly how much of the image that removes.

Framed Canvas and Framed Print orders are available in 8 frame colours (Black, White, Natural, Gold, Walnut, Silver, Dark Grey, Light Grey); Canvas and Rolled Canvas have no frame and no glass.

Frequently asked questions

How many Louis Léopold Boilly artworks does Archive Lane have?

34 public-domain artworks by Louis Léopold Boilly are catalogued on Archive Lane, each available as a free preview, a digital download, or a made-to-order print.

What nationality was Louis Léopold Boilly?

Louis Léopold Boilly is catalogued as French (born 1761, died 1845).

Can I download these as digital files?

Yes, every artwork can be previewed for free and downloaded as the original high-resolution file with a one-off purchase or a membership.

Can these be printed and framed?

Yes, any artwork here can be ordered as a Canvas, Rolled Canvas, Framed Canvas or Framed Print, made to order and shipped locally.

Is this art really public domain?

Yes. Every artwork on Archive Lane is in the public domain, meaning the original copyright has expired, so it can be reproduced and sold as a print without a licence from the artist's estate.

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