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Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace (Mars et Vénus, allégorie sur la Paix)

Mars and Venus, Allegory of Peace (Mars et Vénus, allégorie sur la Paix); Louis Jean François Lagrenée, French, 1725 - 1805; France, Europe; 1770; Oil on canvas; Framed [outer dim]: 85.2 x 74.3 x 5.1 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/4 x 2 in.), Unframed: 64.8 x 54 cm (25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.); 97.PA.65

Artist: Louis Jean François Lagrenée [French, 1725 – 1805] Date: 1770 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: Framed [outer dim]: 85.2 x 74.3 x 5.1 cm (33 9/16 x 29 1/4 x 2 in.) Unframed: 64.8 x 54 cm (25 1/2 x 21 1/4 in.) Inscriptions: Secondary Inscription: Lower left, inscibed, “L. Lagrenée 1770”

Currently on view at The Getty Center

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