Loveless Disarming Himself

Prints and Drawings

after 1824

Unknown Artist (French, early 19th century)
after Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748-1825)

The satirical target of this unruly lithograph is Jacques-Louis David’s final history painting, Mars Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces (1824; Royal Museums of Fine Arts, Brussels). The god of war in David’s composition has been transformed into a weary French officer, the nubile goddesses into prostitutes pilfering his battle gear, and the classical, cloud-borne couch into a cheap brothel. As an additional insult, the sign at right offers “Bierre de Mars,” a spring brew rumored to inspire military volunteers.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Jacques Louis David
Title: Loveless Disarming Himself
Place: France (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1819–1829
Medium: Lithograph in black on white wove paper
Dimensions: 25.7 × 39.4 cm (10 1/8 × 15 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Reference Number: 1940.1235
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