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A late 18th Century oil on canvas laid on board of a young beauty in period costume carrying a basket of flowers on her head. Presented in a very fine gilt, period 'Directoire' frame with palmette decoration.
A charming depiction of a young beauty in period 18th century costume set in an idylic garden landscape with a classical urn. The young girl is holding up a white rose, plucked from the basket of blooms on her head, to smell the fragrant scent. Just visible in the basket amidst the blooms is the head and wings of a 'putti', cherub or 'amorini' symbolising cupid and that our beauty is in love. The Simple pleasures enjoyed by all. The scene is very reminiscent of the paintings of Jean-Frédéric Schall from this period and most notably his 'A Peasant Girl Carrying a Basket of Fruit on her Head'.
Jean-Frédéric Schall was a French painter who specialized in genre scenes and portraits. In 1772, after receiving his initial training at the "École publique de dessin de Strasbourg", he went to Paris. There, he was able to enroll at the École royale des élèves protégés under the sponsorship of Nicolas Guy Brenet, and entered the studios of Francesco Casanova; completing his studies in 1777. He had several patrons, including Jean-Henri Eberts, Jean-Georges Wille and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne. In addition to Casanova, he studied with Nicolas-René Jollain (1775) and Nicolas-Bernard Lépicié (1776 and 1779).
In 1776, he produced his first major works, in the galant style of Fragonard and Debucourt. In 1778, they were produced as colour engravings by Louis-Marin Bonnet. He rapidly became a favourite painter among the high society of his time. Many of his works are fêtes galantes featuring actors, dancers and powerful men with their mistresses, engaged in frivolous activities.
He entered the service of Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and created works for his "Secret Museum". Many were of a risqué or lascivious nature. Some were turned into engravings by Gabriel Marchand (c. 1755-18?). Among his later patrons from Strasbourg was the piano maker, Sébastien Érard. Despite the variety of his works, and their focus, he described himself as a "history painter". His works have also been compared to those of Watteau.
In 1787, he married Marie-Catherine Naudé. During the Directory, due to his association with the Ancien Régime he, his wife and children lived in the staircase of a chapel in the Louvre. Later they lived in the phalanstery at the ruins of the Abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés.
Once the Revolution had taken a more settled form, he emerged to continue painting, but had to devote himself to more austere, patriotic themes. These included children kissing the feet of Liberty and the heroic actions of William Tell. The Revolution did not, however, change people's tastes, so he returned to his previous themes as soon as possible. This time, he used mythology as a pretext for painting naked women in bucolic scenes. He had major showings at the Salons of 1793, 1798 and 1806.
As one might suppose, many of his works were unsigned and, during the 19th century, were variously attributed to Fragonard, Antoine-François Callet and Jean-Baptiste Huet. Some of his early works were signed "Challe", possibly to take advantage of the popularity of Charles-Michel-Ange Challe.
- Dimensions:Height: 13.39 in (34 cm)Width: 11.23 in (28.5 cm)Depth: 1.19 in (3 cm)
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- Circle Of:Jean-Frédéric Schall (1752 - 1825, French)
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- Condition:Some wear to the frame. The canvas has been cut slightly short top right.
- Gallery Location:Cotignac, FR
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