Mars ou La Guerre
date: label: Date
content: 1782
name: label: Designer
content: Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825
label: Print Maker
content: Jean Démosthène Dugourc, French, 1749–1825
label: Publisher
content: Jacques-François Chéreau, French, 1742–1794
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Plate 6 of a series of 6 numbered plates. Symmetrically-designed panel with grotesques. At lower center, two crossed swords in shields over an ax. Swirling cartouches made of garlands at either side with sphinxes above. At upper center, two grotesque putti wearing battle helmets and carrying shields--crossed arrows at left and right. Ornamental decorations include armor, weapons, and symbols of war.
place: label: made in
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-298-6
objectType: label: Type
content: albums (bound) & books
label: Object Name
content: Bound print
label: Type
content: Bound print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on paper
label: Dimensions
content: 26 x 18.5 cm (10 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)