Philip Boileau(1863 Quebec - 1917 New York) A
Canadian by
birth, Philip Boileau
lived in Baltimore for many years, where he painted portraits of the
fashionable women of the day. In 1902, he moved to New York,
and married Emily Gilbert, a drama student, in 1907. Most of
his postcard paintings were
published between 1905 and 1918 by Reinthal & Newman, New
York. He died in 1917 at his home on Long Island, Douglas
Manor, a victim of pneumonia.Boileau's obituary in the New York Times, January 19, 1917, revealed that many of his most famous illustrations were of his wife, Emily, whom he called "Peggy." His initial success was a picture of her, known as the "Peggy Head." You can find more information and examples of his work at The Philip Boileau Society. 
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