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[Great Hall. Detail of putti (Mars and fisherman) on Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]
Summary
Photo shows "a little Mars, polishing a helmet" and "a fisherman, with rod and reel, taking from his hook a fish that he has landed." (Source: Cole and Reed, Library of Congress, 1997)
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Date
01/01/2007
Contributors
Highsmith, Carol M., 1946-, photographer
Martiny, Philip, 1858-1927, sculptor
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, 38.90719, -77.03687
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
No known restrictions on publication.
