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Gerrit van Honthorst
Mars and Venus in a Landscape with Eros Riding a Houndcirca 1630

Not on view
Black and chalk drawing on tan paper of three figures and a large feline animal beneath a tree, with white chalk highlights and loose, sketchy linework
Artist or Maker
Gerrit van Honthorst
Northern Netherlands, 1590-1656, active Italy and England
Title
Mars and Venus in a Landscape with Eros Riding a Hound
Date Made
circa 1630
Medium
Black chalk, brown ink, grey wash and white highlights on grey-brown paper with traces of pencil
Dimensions
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 9 1/2 in. (26.7 × 24.1 cm)
Credit Line
European Art Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.2015.6
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings