J. PARENT (Active at the end of the 18th century and until 1833) Portrait of Marshal Charles Joseph Hyacinthe du Houx de Vioménil (1734-1827), Baron de Vioménil in uniform, decorated with the cordon and plaque of the Royal Order of the Holy Spirit and the plaque of the Royal Order of Saint-Michel Oval watercolour and gum arabic on ivory Signed and dated 'J. Parent 1827' lower right CIC n° 2024/BE02097/CE Gilded copper circle Inscribed 'Duhoux / Joseph-Hyacinthe / (...) de Vioménil / (...) 1734 à Ruppe / (...) Paris le' on a label on the reverse. Portrait of marshal Charles Joseph Hyacinthe du Houx du Vioménil (1734-1827), watercolour and gum arabic on ivory, signed and dated, by J. Parent 2.87 x 2.04 in. 7.3 x 5.2 cm Provenance: Bernard-Franck Collection, Paris (his label) ; Galerie Marigny, Paris ; Liquidation de la galerie Marigny; Paris, Ader-Picard-Tajan, 29 May 1986, no. 114 (sold for FRF 3 200); Pierre Jourdan-Barry Collection (1926-2016); Then by descent; Private collection, Belgium Related work: A similar version, in a gilt bronze frame, was in the Bernard-Franck collection, 5th sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 6 and 7 June 1935, no. 90, p. 12. A third version, mounted on the lid of a rectangular snuffbox lined with gold, was offered for sale in Geneva, Sotheby's, 15 May 1986, no. 6, then in London, Sotheby's, 9 November 1995, no. 6 and then in London, Bonhams, 19 March 1996, no. 27 and finally Bonhams, 21 November 1996, no. 42. J. PARENT (Active at the end of the 18th century and until 1833) 7.3 x 5.2 cm Related work: a similar version, in a gilt bronze frame, was in the Bernard-Franck collection, 5th sale, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, 6 and 7 June 1935, no. 90, p. 12 A third version, mounted on the lid of a rectangular snuffbox lined with gold, was offered for sale in Geneva, Sotheby's, 15 May 1986, no. 6, then in London, Sotheby's, 9 November 1995, no. 6 and then in London, Bonhams, 19 March 1996, no. 27 and finally Bonhams, 21 November 1996, no. 42.