ALFRED GEORGE STEVENS (1817-1875) JUDITH AND DAVID, CIRCA 1862

patinated bronze

(Qty: 2)

Judith 22.5cm (9in) high; David 23 (9in) high

Provenance:

Purchased from Fine Art Society, February 1979. Formerly in the Handley-Read Collection.

Note:

Alfred Stevens worked on designing these figures between about 1862 and 1865 for a proposed re-decoration St Paul's Cathedral, but the project was never realised. The other figures for the project were St Mark, St John and Jael, all of whom were to be positioned within the dome. The sketches for Judith and David are in the V & A museum (their respective acquisition numbers being A.84-1911 and A.86-1911).