Portret van de schrijver François-Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas 1820

Julien-Léopold Boilly's 1820 portrait of François-Antoine de Boissy d'Anglas is a striking example of a genre portrait. The artwork is a lithograph, which uses a printing process based on grease and water. Boilly meticulously captured the details of d'Anglas's appearance, including his stern expression and prominent nose. The inscription below the image identifies d'Anglas as a French nobleman and member of the French Academy of Sciences, adding biographical context to the artwork. This lithograph would have been widely circulated among Boilly's contemporaries, making it a valuable record of early 19th-century French society.