# The Suitor's Gift

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BOILLY, Louis Léopold](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 48 x 38 cm

## Commentary

The painting is in the tradition of bourgeois genre scenes, which examine the many sides of love. These works were greatly sought after by the public and collectors alike. A beautiful, elegantly dressed young woman looks out knowingly at the viewer as she receives the attentions of a suitor. On the table in front of her a luxurious gift box lies open. This canvas is a typical example of Boilly&#39;s depictions of young women, as illustrated by a comparison with the Hermitage&#39;s The Painter.

## Related artworks

- [A Lady Seated at Her Desk](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/a-lady-seated-at-her-desk-r16d3eb610f7140>)
- [At the Entrance](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/at-the-entrance-r3a65c1c75c4e95>)
- [Departure of the Conscripts in 1807](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/departure-of-the-conscripts-in-1807-r0021bde853c644>)
- [Gabrielle Arnault as a Child](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/gabrielle-arnault-as-a-child-r528aa151bd7079>)
- [Game of Billiards](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/game-of-billiards-ra4923b4439c264>)
- [Meeting of Artists in Isabey&#39;s Studio](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/meeting-of-artists-in-isabeys-studio-r087af420c1633d>)
- [Painter](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/painter-r167e3a238df16a>)
- [Portrait of a Lady](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/portrait-of-a-lady-rd86896eb29c093>)
- [Portrait of Madame Saint-Ange Chevrier in a Landscape](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/portrait-of-madame-saint-ange-chevrier-in-a-landscape-r1954e39ceed84c>)
- [Portrait of the Singer Jean Elleviou](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/portrait-of-the-singer-jean-elleviou-r165554e421f016>)
- [Reading of the Bulletin of the Grand Army](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/reading-of-the-bulletin-of-the-grand-army-r37dea710179bed>)
- [Still-Life of Flowers in a Glass Vase](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/boilly-louis-lopold-r2ab5727c87ac5c/still-life-of-flowers-in-a-glass-vase-r0e05c040e7746d>)

## Attribution

[Web Gallery of Art](<https://beta.wga.hu/pages/about>)