David with the Head of Goliath (1872 Mercié), art

David (1872) is a sculpture by Antonin Mercié, at Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.

This is one of the most famous statues by Mercié. After the plaster he completed in Rome in 1872, several copies were made, both according to the original "nude" version (at the Musée d'Orsay) or according to a "clothed" version.