Who created "The Card Sharp on the Boulevard"?

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard was created by Louis-Léopold Boilly in 1806.

What medium is "The Card Sharp on the Boulevard"?

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard is oil on wood.

Is "The Card Sharp on the Boulevard" in the public domain?

Yes, The Card Sharp on the Boulevard is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard

Louis-Léopold Boilly

1806

Medium

oil on wood

Dimensions

overall: 24 x 33 cm (9 7/16 x 13 in.) framed: 40.3 x 48.3 x 5.1 cm (15 7/8 x 19 x 2 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Gift of Victoria and Roger Sant

Accession Number

2000.5.1

Art Historical Context

Louis-Léopold Boilly *The Card Sharp on the Boulevard (1806) captures a slice of everyday Parisian life in a compact oil-on-wood panel, measuring just 24 x 33 cm. Boilly, a master of French genre painting, excelled at these small-scale works, which allowed for meticulous detail and a jewel-like finish. Painted during the Napoleonic era, when Paris's boulevards buzzed with fashionable strollers and street performers, the medium of wood provided a smooth surface ideal for Boilly's precise brushwork, evoking the intimacy of a snapshot from 19th-century urban hustle. The title hints at a roguish ...

The Card Sharp on the Boulevard

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