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It is the pendent relief to a relief representing <i>Judith with the Head of Holofernes.</i>The composition is taken, apparently, in reverse and with variations, from a picture by Domenico Fetti (1589-1624) of which there are versions at Dresden, Hampton Court, and elsewhere. In the Dresden picture the head of David is turned towards the spectator and there are differences in the dress. The picture by Fetti was perhaps used as a source through the medium of an engraving, as yet untraced. Francis van Bossuit carved a number of reliefs of this subject, which often form male pendants to those of <i>Judith with the Head of Holofernes</i>. ","physicalDescription":"Concave carved ivory relief depicting David with the head of Goliath. David, facing to the right, naked except for a drapery over his thigh and wearing a plumed hat, is seated beside the body of Goliath whose head he holds in his right hand; David holds his sword in his left hand, his left foot resting on Goliath's decapitated body.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":"from the circle of Francis van Bossuit"}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ivory","id":"AAT11857"}],"techniques":[{"text":"carving","id":"AAT53149"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Carved ivory","categories":[{"text":"Sculpture","id":"THES48896"},{"text":"Plaques & Plaquettes","id":"THES49031"},{"text":"Myths & Legends","id":"THES49005"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SCP","id":"THES48600"},"images":["2006AD1053","2017KA4004"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES395441"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Relief","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Netherlands","id":"x29020"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1690-1700","earliest":"1685-01-01","latest":"1700-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[{"object":{"text":"1144-1905","id":"O106793"},"association":"Pair"}],"creditLine":"Bequeathed by Mr T. 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