Henry Iv(4th) As A Child, After Bosio, 19th Century (47 Cm)

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Henry Iv(4th) As A Child, After Bosio, 19th Century (47 Cm)

Artist: François-joseph Bosio (monaco 1768- Paris 1845)

Henry IV (4th) as a Child
A beautiful bronze sculpture with a medal-like patina depicting the young Henry of Navarre, bareheaded, leaning against a tree trunk, his left hand clenched around his sword, based on the work of François-Joseph Bosio (Monaco 1768–Paris 1845): a similar model is housed at the Pau City Museum.
Mark of the foundry: Marnyhac, 1 rue de la Paix.
19th century.
Very good condition.

It was during the reign of Louis XVIII that Bosio created this statue of Henry IV as a child, the plaster model of which was presented at the 1822 Salon. This childlike portrait of its illustrious founder is a subtle tribute to the Bourbon dynasty, restored after the Revolution and the Empire. This effigy enjoyed considerable success; it is the most widely copied sculptural work of the Restauration.
Founded in 1865 by Jacques Elie Edmond Armand de Marnyhac, the Marnyhac firm was a leading Parisian art, bronze, and furniture house during the Second Empire and the Third Republic. The firm ceased operations in 1894.

960 €