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Engraving of a helmeted warrior in a chariot drawn by wolves over a battle with soldiers, a burning town, and a Latin inscription below.

Mars in a Chariot Above a Battle Scene

An engraved print shows a helmeted warrior driving a chariot pulled by two wolves through clouds above a battlefield. Below, soldiers clash with swords and spears, while figures in the foreground struggle and a city burns in the distance. A Latin inscription runs along the bottom margin.

Artist
Harmen Jansz Muller (mentioned on object)
Date
1566-1570
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 3463 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1570.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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