Boldini painted this scene long before he visited Spain. By using props and costumes, he conjures up a flirtatious encounter between a man dressed as a toreador and a woman in a lace mantilla strumming a guitar. Such light-hearted Spanish subjects became popular in France during the 1860s and 1870s. Indeed, this painting was among the first Boldini sold after moving from Italy to Paris.
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