# The Artist's Wife in his Studio

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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, 53 x 45 cm

## Commentary

A young woman, traditionally identified as Boilly&#39;s wife, examines a large portfolio amid the clutter of the artist&#39;s studio, which includes an unpainted canvas, a plaster cast of a hand, and sculptures by other artists. She looks up from her task as if either she or we have intruded. The violin hanging from the back of the chair hints at the relationship between artist and sitter - musical instruments sometimes appear in paintings as symbols of romantic love.

## 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>)