A cluster of five characters, each demonstrating one of the five senses. An old man lasciviously touches the arm of a young woman while she smells a phial of perfume. A man behind her looks at an oval miniature through an eye-glass, while beside him another man listens in frustration for the ticking of his pocket watch, and in the middle of them all a gluttonous man shows his delight at tasting a small dish of food by dipping and licking his finger,
Louis-Léopold Boilly (July 5, 1761 - January 4, 1845) was a French painter and draftsman.
Publication Date: 1850 (undate)
Page size: 11 1/2" x 9 3/4" (28 x 24,5 cm)
Excellent condition. Very strong and dark impression on good paper. The paper is in very good condition and the drawings look stunning. Some minimal age/handling marks at extremities Please look at the photos carefully, including cropped detail photos, which will show you more than you can see with your eyes alone.
♥ Great antique print for framing!
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Caricature by Boilly of the five senses with a group of four men and a woman. Senses are physiological capacities of organisms that provide data fo
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$100.00

