Jean-Frédéric Schall

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.

Many of his works are fêtes galantes featuring actors, dancers and powerful men with their mistresses, engaged in frivolous activities.

[1] He entered the service of Christian IV, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and created works for his "Secret Museum".

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.

Once the Revolution had taken a more settled form, he emerged to continue painting, but had to devote himself to more austere, patriotic themes.

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.