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Mars reposing in the lap of Venus, c.1805-15 (w/c over pencil on paper)

Mars reposing in the lap of Venus, c.1805-15 (w/c over pencil on paper)
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SJS150967

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Mars reposing in the lap of Venus, c.1805-15 (w/c over pencil on paper)

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Cosway, Richard (1742-1821) / English

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Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soane's Museum, London

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watercolour over pencil on paper

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c. 1805 AD - 1815 AD (C19th AD)

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Creator: Cosway, Richard (1742-1821) also called Venus mourning Adonis;

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