L.l. Boilly Collection Of 35 Diverse Heads Lithograph 19th C Published By Danlos

Collection of 35 diverse heads (or faces)
old lithograph after Louis éopold Boliiy (1761 La Bassée - 1845 Paris)
These 35 diverse heads are reminiscent of the head studies by Charles Lebrun who, as early as the 17th century, highlighted in the human face the similarities it presented with the faces of the most common animals.
The composition is splendid, both full of humor and acidity and recalls the caricatures of the time produced in particular by W. Hogarth, Cruikshank, and other British designers, uncompromising observers of the profound human nature
This rare sheet is linked with a serie published by Boilly under the general title : "Faces"
"Down with the masks" one could add...
41.2 x 49.7 cm sheet
34.4 x 47.6 cm on the subject