  We study the Large Magellanic Cloud Papillon Nebula (N159-5), a conspicuous
High Excitation Blob (HEB) lying in the star forming complex N159. Using JHK
near-infrared photometry obtained at the ESO VLT with the ISAAC camera, we
examine the stellar populations associated with the Papillon, tracing their
history using stellar evolution models. Two populations are revealed: one
composed of young, massive stars with an age ~ 3 Myr, and a second consisting
of older lower mass stars of age spreading between 1 and 10 Gyr. We analyze the
properties of those populations and discuss their significance in the context
of N159. We also estimate that if the star at the center of the Papillon is
single its initial mass is ~ 50 solar masses and it is affected by an
extinction Av ~ 7 mag.
