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Pen and wash drawing of a bearded, stern-faced man in a crested Roman-style helmet with a lion's-head ornament, shown in profile on pale paper.

Head of the Roman god Mars. Drawing, c. 1793.

A bearded man in a crested, decorated helmet with a lion's-head ornament faces left in a pen and wash drawing on pale paper within a ruled border. Shading models the furrowed brow, curled beard and hair, and the bust below, suggesting a classical sculpted head.

Artist
Johann Kaspar Lavater
Date
[1793?]
Medium
Pencil works Drawings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3377 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1803.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Cabeza de Marte, dios romano de la guerra, dibujo c. 1793

Un hombre barbado con un casco adornado y coronado por una cabeza de león mira hacia la izquierda en un dibujo a pluma y aguada sobre papel claro, dentro de un marco con filete. El sombreado modela el ceño fruncido, la barba rizada y el cabello, así como el busto inferior, que sugiere una cabeza escultórica clásica.

Português: Cabeça de Marte, deus romano da guerra, desenho c. 1793

Um homem barbudo com um elmo decorado, com ornamento de cabeça de leão, olha para a esquerda em um desenho a pena e aguada sobre papel claro, dentro de uma moldura com filete. O sombreado modela a testa franzida, a barba encaracolada e o cabelo, além do busto abaixo, sugerindo uma cabeça escultórica clássica.

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