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Lot 345
  • 345

François-Joseph Bosio, 1768-1845, 'Henri IV Enfant', French School mid 19th century

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Description

  • François-Joseph Bosio
  • height 47cm
red-brown patina, finely cast and chiselled, the child standing in contrapost, his right hand resting on a girded sword, the head turned to the left

Literature

Kjellberg, P., Les Bronzes du XIX Siècle. Dictionaire des Sculptures, Paris 1985, pp.109-110.

Catalogue Note

The original marble was ordered by the city of Paris and exhibited for the first time at the Salon of 1824. The model became immensely popular in the 19th century and thereafter.