Putti with Mars’ Arms - *Helmet, Garland, Shield, and Lance*, Benigno Bossi, 1769

Print. Date: 1769. Dimensions: plate: 6 7/8 x 12 in. (17.4 x 30.5 cm); ; sheet: 7 1/2 in. (19 cm). Medium: etching and engraving. Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art. Six putti playing with the arms of Mars, four holding onto a large lance, one on the left wearing a helmet and a sword belt, holding a shield upright, and one placing a garland of flowers and leaves in a basket at right MET DP832107