Terms and conditions of use
Country pleasures
(L'Amusement de la campagne)
(c. 1789-1793)
Medium
oil on paper on wood panel
Measurements
28.0 × 18.3 cm (image) 30.1 × 21.1 cm (panel)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Presented by Krystyna Campbell-Pretty and the Campbell-Pretty Family through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2017
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Louis-Léopold Boilly was one of the most significant painters of portraits and everyday scenes in revolutionary France. He was the son of a successful master sculptor, received training from the trompe l’oeil painter Dominique Doncre in Arras and quickly gained proficiency in the highly finished painting style associated with the ‘Dutch School’. Boilly moved to Paris in 1785, where his modern subject matter brought him fame and wealth. This motif of a girl playing with her small dog in the countryside was part of a set of coquettish vignettes popularised through engravings.
Artwork Details
Subjects (general)
Daily Life Human Figures
Subjects (specific)
dog (species) dresses (garments) hats skirts (garments) women (female humans)