343 - 18TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCLE OF JEAN BAPTISTE BENARD

18TH-CENTURY FRENCH SCHOOL, CIRCLE OF JEAN BAPTISTE BENARD Crossing the Ford Panel Height: 6.5 cm - Width: 8 cm Channel frame Provenance: Théophile Homolle Collection; has remained in the family through inheritance. A graduate of the École Normale Supérieure and holder of the agrégation in history, Théophile Homolle joined the French School of Athens in 1874 and distinguished himself there through significant discoveries on the island of Delos. Appointed director of the Louvre Museum in 1904, he resigned in 1911 following the theft of the Mona Lisa. After briefly resuming the leadership of the French School of Athens from 1912 to 1913, he became director of the National Library, a position he held until 1923.