# The Child of a Savoyard Being Entertained by a Pinwheel

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## Artwork

- Artist: [HALLÉ, Noël](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/hall-nol-r39d0622cc1fcd7>)
- Date: 1751-1800
- Technique: Oil on panel, 20 x 25 cm

## Commentary

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 Hallé, along with artists including Jean-Antoine &lt;a onclick=&#34;return OpenOther\(&#39;/html/w/watteau/antoine/1/04savoya.html&#39;\)&#34; href=&#34;/html/w/watteau/antoine/1/04savoya.html&#34;&gt;Watteau&lt;/a&gt; and Jean-Baptiste Greuze. The painting was one of four genre scenes which Hallé exhibited at the Paris Salon in 1761.

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## Attribution

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