Who created "Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio"?

Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio was created by Louis Léopold Boilly in ca. 1798.

What medium is "Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio"?

Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio is Conté crayon, stumping, heightened with white chalk.

Is "Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio" in the public domain?

Yes, Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio

Q: When was "Group of Artists in Jean-Baptiste Isabey's Studio" created?

This artwork was created ca. 1798.

Louis Léopold Boilly

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

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Anonymous Gift, 2010

Accession Number

2010.449

Tags

MenWomenArtists

Art Historical Context

Step into the vibrant world of late 18th-century Paris with Louis Léopold Boilly's *Group of Artists in Jean Isabey's Studio*ca. 1798). This lively drawing captures a gathering of men and women artists in the studio of Jean-Baptiste Isabey, celebrated miniaturist, during the turbulent post-Revolutionary Directory period.illy, a master of intimate genre scenes, skillfully portrays the camaraderie and creative energy of this bohemian circle, reflecting the democratization of art in a France rebuilding after upheaval. Rendered in Conté crayon—a revolutionary medium invented in 1795 amid wartime ...

About the Artist

Louis Léopold Boilly · 1761–1845

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