Six putti playing with the arms of Mars, four holding onto a large lance, one on the left wearing a helmet and a sword belt, holding a shield upright, and one placing a garland of flowers and leaves in a basket at right
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Benigno Bossi|Ennemond Alexandre Petitot
Artist bio: Italian, 1727–1792|French, Lyons 1727–1801 Parma
Artist role: Artist|Artist
Artist nationality: Italian|French
Date: 1769
Medium: Etching and engraving
Dimensions: plate: 6 7/8 x 12 in. (17.4 x 30.5 cm)
sheet: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Accession year: 2012
Tags: Helmets|Shields|Putti