The Ill-Fated Family
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 5/16 x 8 3/4 in. (31.3 x 22.2 cm) Image: 8 1/4 x 6 5/8 in. (21 x 16.8 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1959
Accession Number
59.500.713
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Art Historical Context
Created in 1826, *The Ill-Fated Family* is a lithograph by French artist Louis Léopold Bo, with contributions from his Jules Boilly and Delpech. Bo was celebrated for his keen observations of everyday Parisian life, often infusing genre scenes with narrative depth and subtle social commentary. Lithography, a relatively new medium at the time, allowed artists to produce richly detailed prints that could reach wider audiences than traditional paintings, making works like this accessible to the growing middle class. The composition centers on a family scene featuring women and girls, as indicate...
About the Artist
Louis Léopold Boilly|Jules Boilly|Delpech · 1761–1845
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