Lot 176
176
THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR
NOËL HALLE* (1711-1781)

Details
NOËL HALLE* (1711-1781)
A Schoolmaster with his Pupils
bears signature and a date 'Fragonard 1801'--oil canvas laid down on board 21 x 25½in. (53.3 x 64.8cm.)
Provenance
Anon. Sale, Paris, July 2, 1781, no. 31 Anon. Sale, Paris, Hotel Drouot, June 20, 1939, no. 39, as attributed to Lepicié Anon. Sale, Christie's, New York, Jan. 19, 1982, lot 98,

Lot Essay

There are several versions of this composition, one of which was exhibited at the Salon of 1751 (no.43 bis). It appears that the above lot may have been reduced in width, as the composition is also known from a very rare engraving by Halle (private collection, Paris)