Artist: Louis-Léopold Boilly (France, 1761-1845), the famous painter and lithographer. He is known for his genre paintings. His most famous lithographic work is the 'Recueil de grimâces' (c.1823/8). He was among the first artists to produce lithographs.
Title: Caricature of five men with different facial expressions, Les Grimaces.
Titled, Dated, and Signed in plate: L. Boilly, 1823, Lith. de Delpech, Les Grimaces, No. 4. (the lettering is cut off, mentioned for reference use only).
Dimensions: 7" x 6".
Printer: François-Séraphin Delpech (1778 – 1825) was a French artist and lithographer.
Edition: Recueil de grimaces.
Date: 1823.
Materials and Techniques: Lithograph on paper, the subject is cut out.
It was a tradition of collectors of Boilly works to cut the subject out and to apply it on an album background. (The album in the British Museum 1869,0410.811-866).
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: Has a taped up tear around the middle of the cutout. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Part of: Les Grimaces, Sheet No. 4.
Museums and Libraries: The Rijksmuseum RP-P-1905-3400.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: French School XIX C.
Note: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.