Attributed to Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent (1753-1835) French, dated 1827

in contemporary glazed wood frame.

Sotheby's London, July 8, 1998, lot 140

Some very minor losses. Some minor rubbing to giltwood frame. Not examined with frame removed.
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RELATED LITERATURE
Colin Streeter, 'Two Carved Reliefs by Aubert Parent', in The J. Paul Getty Museum Journal, vol. 13, 1985, pp. 61 and 62
Stanislas Lami, Dictionnaire des Sculpteurs de l'Ecole Française au Dix-Huitième Siècle, vol. II, Paris, 1911, p. 225

This lindenwood relief attributed to Aubert-Henri-Joseph Parent is carved with his characteristically intricate and naturalistic floral motifs. Parent became a royal favorite in his native France in 1777 when King Louis XVI received a relief panel by the artist as a gift at a ceremony commemorating the centennial of Valenciennes' return to French territory. The king’s subsequent enthusiastic and public support garnered the artist a number of important commissions from the court.

Parent often worked in lindenwood, also called limewood, a soft material which was favored by many European wood carvers for its neutral color and subtle grain. His reliefs in this material, made throughout his life, even as he pursued other creative outlets, are his signature creations.