Mars discarding his armour
after Michel Anguier (Eu c.1612 - Paris 1686)
Category
Art / Sculpture
Date
c. 1700
Materials
Bronze
Measurements
550 mm (H); 190 mm (W); 220 mm (D)
Place of origin
France
Order this imageCollection
Tatton Park, Cheshire
NT 1297759
Summary
Bronze, Mars qui quitte ses armes (Mars discarding his armour), after a model by Michel Anguier (c. 1612-86), French School, c. 1700. A patinated bronze figure of Mars, the god war, discarding his armour. Paired with NT 1297758, a figure of Amphitrite, after Anguier.
Provenance
Egerton collection devised to the National Trust in 1960 by Maurice, 4th Baron Egerton of Tatton (1874-1958)
Makers and roles
after Michel Anguier (Eu c.1612 - Paris 1686), sculptor