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Astronomy: Mars with his sword, in his chariot. Engraving by C. Lasinio after Raphael, 1516.

Mars in his chariot. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

1 print : etching ; platemark 23.3 x 18.7 cm

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

A sculpture of Mars acquired by the Ludovisi family in 1622

James Gardiner Collection: unlabelled photograph album.

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 13.8 x 8.7 cm

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Mars [Ares]. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris after F. Albani.

The wheel of Fortune (1) is turned by Time (2) and Mars (3); in its centre is a winged hour-glass (4) with a laurel branch (6) and thunderbolts (7), surrounded by the serpent of eternity (5). Hooks of torture (8) protrude from the rim of the wheel
At the top, the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold I (9) stands triumphant, beneath him a column (10) serves as a spoke of the wheel, and his foot rests on a turban (11) and lilies (12) representing his victories over Turkey and France. To the left, King William III of England (13) strides up the wheel, a palm-tree (14) serving as a spoke beneath him: he holds a flag proclaiming Protestant religion and liberty (15) surmounted by the cap of liberty. A woman representating the Netherlands (17) reclines at his feet holding a shield lettered "Concordia ...". To the left and below him is his brother- in-law George, Prince of Denmark (16)
Below on the left are the rulers of Saxony, Bavaria and Brandenburg (18), their spoke being a sword entwined with laurel (19). Clinging to the wheel below are Sweden and Denmark holding a caduceus representing trade and a mirror representing prudence (20), and climbing on to it is the Duke of Savoy (21) who reaches towards a spoke formed of the anchor of hope (22).
On the right, descending, side of the wheel, Louis XIV (23) falls from the top with an exploding bomb on his head and a burning brand in his hand; a rope (27) attached to a money bag at his belt is being pulled by James II (24) who has fallen off the wheel and crawls on the ground with his young son James Francis Edward Stuart, Prince of Wales (25); above them is a spoke formed of a sheaf of corn (26). Nearing the ground on the descending side, the Duke of Tyrconnell (28), James II's supporter, is clinging beside the remains of a broken column, the remains of a spoke. Above him, a Turk seen from behind (30), holding a scimitar and a shield with a crescent moon, is dragged from the wheel by Count Imre Tököly, the Hungarian leader of the anti-Habsburg uprising and ally of the Turks; his spoke is a flaming sword (32)
Further up the wheel on the right, the Grand Dauphin (33) grasps his father around the waist restraining his movement; his spoke is a hand-screw, an instrument of torture. At the top of the wheel on the left, King Charles II of Spain (35) stands between William III and the Emperor, and on the right of the Emperor his son, Joseph, then King of Hungary (XXXV) draws a sword. On the ground beneath, to left, a Swiss guard (36) counts money gained from mercenary adventures; beyond him is a land at peace (37). To right, a peasant representing the Palatinate (38) tears his hair as his young son pleads at his side, and rats and mice (39) eat their paltry provisions; beyond him is a town in flames (40). Seen through the wheel, on the right is a battle on a stormy sea (41), and on the left, ships sailing beneath in the sunshine (42). At top, Plenty empties her cornucopia (43), an avenging angel (44) flies above William III, Justice (45) holds a sword whose flames strike Louis XIV, and Hercules (46) raises his club to drive off the harpies of war (47)

1 print : etching, with letterpress ; platemark 36.3 x 38.9 cm, image and letterpress 54.2 x 38.8 cm

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

Mars [Ares]: the Ludovisi Mars. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1783, after L. Corazzari.

1 print : etching, with aquatint ; platemark 26.6 x 13.8 cm

Mars (Ares). Etching by M. Pineda, 1875, after D. Velázquez.

A sculpture of Mars, seated, with sword and shield. A cherub plays near his feet

1 photograph : photoprint ; sheet 13.8 x 9 cm

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 190-.

Lavater writes: "A brazen face of another species.... The hair may serve as an emblem of invariable strength, but the drawing of it is so violently exaggerated as to insult nature"

Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.

1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 57.8 x 39.3 cm

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Astronomy: Mars with his sword, in his chariot. Engraving by C. Lasinio after Raphael, 1516.

Mars in his chariot. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Mars [Ares]. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris after F. Albani.

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

Mars [Ares]: the Ludovisi Mars. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1783, after L. Corazzari.

Mars [Ares]. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris after F. Albani.

Mars (Ares). Etching by M. Pineda, 1875, after D. Velázquez.

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 190-.

Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.

Mars [Ares] and Venus [Aphrodite]. Engraving by D. Marchetti after G. Tognoli after A. Canova.

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Astronomy: Mars with his sword, in his chariot. Engraving by C. Lasinio after Raphael, 1516.

Mars in his chariot. Engraving by J. Sadeler after M. de Vos.

Mars crowns the portrait of the Count of Montecuccoli while a soldier-angel looks on, holding a portrait of Count Turpin de Crisse. Etching by F. Andouart after F.G. Casanova, 1769.

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 191-.

Mars [Ares]. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris after F. Albani.

The wheel of Fortune, showing the rise and fall of European powers. Etching and letterpress, ca. 1689.

Mars [Ares]: the Ludovisi Mars. Engraving by F. Piranesi, 1783, after L. Corazzari.

Mars [Ares]. Engraving by G.H. Frezza, 1704, after P. de Petris after F. Albani.

Mars (Ares). Etching by M. Pineda, 1875, after D. Velázquez.

The Ludovisi Mars. Photographic postcard, 190-.

Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.

Mars [Ares] and Venus [Aphrodite]. Engraving by D. Marchetti after G. Tognoli after A. Canova.

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