Four Statuary Groups in the South Parterre (also known as the French Garden) south of Wrest House, depicting Aeneas and Anchises, the Abduction of Helen of Troy, Venus and Adonis and Meleager and Atalanta

The South Parterre at Wrest Park contains four lead statuary groups, now painted, dating to an unknown period and set on splayed Portland stone bases, believed to be of 19th-century origin. Each ensemble stands approximately three metres high and is positioned in a rectangular layout, flanking the central path that runs from the house through the parterre to the Long Canal.

The group depicting Aeneas and Anchises is situated 50 metres southeast of Wrest Park House. It portrays Aeneas carrying his father Anchises across one shoulder, accompanied by his son Ascanius, with a fallen female figure nearby. The sculpture illustrates a scene from Virgil's 'Aeneid', depicting the escape from Troy.

The group representing the Abduction of Helen of Troy is located 50 metres southwest of the house and shows a striding soldier carrying a struggling female figure. A man crouches beneath them, clutching what appears to be a knife handle and a rock. A child figure is positioned nearby. The sculpture is considered to be loosely based on a statue by French sculptor Phillipe Bertrand.

The Venus and Adonis group, 25 metres southeast of the house, depicts a seated Venus with Cupid preparing to release a dove, symbolising departing love. Adonis is about to leave, accompanied by a hunting dog.

Finally, the Atalanta and Meleager group, 25 metres southwest of the house, shows Meleager leaning over the seated Atalanta, holding a shepherd's crook. A hunting dog stands beside them. This sculpture was initially misidentified as depicting Diana and Endymion, but is now recognised as portraying Atalanta and Meleager from Ovid's 'Metamorphoses', as indicated by a boar’s head beneath the dog's paw.