A Carnival Scene is an 1832 genre painting by the French artist Louis-Léopold Boilly.Whitlum-Cooper p.66-67 It depicts a Parisan street scene in the early years of the July Monarchy. A carnival is taking place in The Marais district, outside the Théâtre de la Porte Saint-Martin. It has been described as Boilly's "most ambitious crowd scene".Alsdorf p.74-75
It was exhibited at the Salon of 1833 at the Louvre.Whitlum-Cooper p.68 Today it is in the collection of Ramsbury Manor in Wiltshire. In 2019 it featured in an exhibition at the National Gallery in London.https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/past/boilly-scenes-of-parisian-life
References
Bibliography Alsdorf, Bridget. Gawkers. Princeton University Press, 2022. Whitlum-Cooper, Francesca. Boilly: Scenes of Parisian Life. National Gallery Company, 2019.