LOUIS-LÉOPOLD BOILLY | Les Caresses Maternelles

We are grateful to Mr. Alastair Laing for endorsing the attribution to Boilly upon inspection of the original, and to Mr. Pascal Zuber for endorsing the attribution on the basis of photographs in 2011.

In the mid-20th century this elegant picture belonged to the Bolivian tin mining magnate Antenor Patiño. At one time considered one of the wealthiest men in the world, Patiño maintained homes in Europe and North America, including an apartment on Fifth Avenue and another on Avenue Foch in Paris.