The Child of a Savoyard Being Entertained by a Pinwheel
by HALLÉ, Noël, Oil on panel, 20 x 25 cm
Savoyards were a relatively common subject matter for eighteenth-century French artists. The natives of Savoy were often born into extremely impoverished circumstances and as a result many led itinerant lifestyles, trying to find work wherever they could. They were a recurring subject for Hall�, along with artists including Jean-Antoine Watteau and Jean-Baptiste Greuze.
The painting was one of four genre scenes which Hall� exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1761.