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Louis-Léopold Boilly

French painter (1761-1845)
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Summary

Louis-Léopold Boilly was born on July 5, 1761[1], in La Bassée[2]. He died on January 4, 1845[3], in Paris[4]. He worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], and draftsperson[7]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,273 views/month, #7,207 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Place of burial: Père Lachaise Cemetery[9]
  • Child: Edouard Boilly[10], Julien-Léopold Boilly[11], Alphonse Boilly[12]
  • Country of citizenship: France[13]
  • Field of work: painting[14], visual arts[15]
  • Student: Julien-Léopold Boilly[16]
  • Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour[17]
  • Member of: Institut de France[18]
  • Sex or gender: male[19]
  • Genre: genre painting[20]
  • Commons category: Louis-Léopold Boilly[21]
  • Family name: Boilly[22]
  • Given name: Louis-Léopold[23]
  • Topic's main category: Q134503502[24]
  • Work location: Paris[25]
  • Student of: Charles-Alexandre-Joseph Caullet[26], Dominique Doncre[27]
  • Described by source: Svensk uppslagsbok[28], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[29], New International Encyclopedia[30]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: French[31]
  • Commons Creator page: Louis-Léopold Boilly[32]
  • Name in native language: Louis-Léopold Boilly[33]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1776[34]
  • End of work period: January 1, 1844[35]

Why It Matters

Louis-Léopold Boilly has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] He is known by 54 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

FAQs

Where was Louis-Léopold Boilly born?

Louis-Léopold Boilly was born in La Bassée[2].

Where did Louis-Léopold Boilly die?

Louis-Léopold Boilly passed away in Paris[4].

What did Louis-Léopold Boilly do for work?

Louis-Léopold Boilly worked as a painter[5], lithographer[6], and draftsperson[7].

What awards did Louis-Léopold Boilly receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[17].

Related Entities

Ashmolean Museum Clark Art Institute Condé Museum Fitzwilliam Museum France Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Antica Hermitage Museum J. Paul Getty Museum Los Angeles County Museum of Art Metropolitan Museum of Art Musée Carnavalet Musée Marmottan Monet Museo del Prado Museum of Fine Arts Boston National Gallery National Gallery of Art National Gallery of Victoria Nationalmuseum Palace of Versailles Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Städel Museum Statens Museum for Kunst visual arts Wallace Collection

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] ↑ . KulturNav. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . general catalog of BnF. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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