Julien Leopold Boilly
Le Baron de Humboldt
1821
Physical Qualities
Crayon lithograph, Sheet: 327 x 255 mm. (12 7/8 x 10 1/16 in.)
Image: 150 x 195 mm. (5 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Folio 54 from the series "Iconographie de l'Institut royal de France"
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.254
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art, through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Signed and dated in stone: lower right "Jul. Boilly / 1821" Inscribed in stone: lower center "Institut Royal / de / France / Acadie. des sciences. / LE BARON DE HUMBOLDT, / (Frédéric-henry-Alexandre,) / Associé étranger / Né à Berlin, le 24 Septembre 1769, élu en 1810"
Markings: None
