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Theater Box, the Day of the Free Performance
Louis-Léopold Boilly19th Century
Rmn-Grand Palais
Paris, France, France
Illustrating Parisian life during Louis-Philippe's reign, this painting shows a crowd crammed into a theater box. The personalities of each person are portrayed through their various facial expressions. This is the counterpart to another painting, L'effet du mélodrame (The Effect of Melodrama).
Details
- Title: Theater Box, the Day of the Free Performance
- Creator: Louis Léopold Boilly (1761-1845), Versailles, musée Lambinet
- Date Created: 19th Century
- Physical Dimensions: 32,5 x 41,7 cm
- Original Language: French
- Type: Painting
- Publisher: Rmn-Grand Palais
- Original Source: Agence photo de la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais
- Rights: France, Versailles, musée Lambinet. Photo © RMN-Grand Palais / Philipp Bernard
- External Link: Agence photo de la Réunion des musées nationaux-Grand Palais
- Medium: Oil
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