Jan Harmensz Muller (1571-1628)
Mars c.1589
Pen and black and brown ink, grey and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper | 41.0 x 30.4 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 912965
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A drawing of Mars from the rear, wearing a helmet and seated on a cuirass. He holds a lance with both hands. In the right background the god is about to make love to a female, presumably Venus. It is likely that Muller was planning to make a series of engravings based on this group of drawngs (RL 12965-12968).
Provenance
Probably in the Royal Collection by c.1810
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Medium and techniques
Pen and black and brown ink, grey and brown wash over black chalk, heightened with white, on buff paper
Measurements
41.0 x 30.4 cm (sheet of paper)
