Antonin Mercié (1845-1916)
David defeating Goliath
Model executed in Rome in 1869-70
Bronze with brown patina
Signed "A. MERCIE
Bears the founder's mark "F. BARBEDIENNE Fondeur".
Bears the number "434" and the letter "T" incised on the underside.
H. 29.5 cm
Related work :
Antonin Mercié, David, circa 1872, bronze, H. 184.1 ; W. 76.8 ; D. 83.2 cm, Paris, Musée d'Orsay, inv. RF 186.
Related literature
Florence Rionnet, Les bronzes Barbedienne. L'œuvre d'une dynastie de fondeurs (1834-1954), Paris, Arthena, 2016, model listed under n°1072, p. 372.
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