File:Bound Print, Plate 6, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), 1736 (CH 18235411).jpg

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English: Bound Print, Plate 6, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), 1736   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Engraved by Gabriel Huquier
Title
English: Bound Print, Plate 6, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), 1736
Description
English: Folio 6, plate 6 of a series of 7. Design for a fountain. Rococo fountain design with two tritons amongst a number of large shells with water flowing. Each figure blows into a conch-like horn, from which pours a stream of water. Below, two dolphins or sea creatures. The fountain is situated within a niche, with the face of Poseidon contained within a shell form above.
Date 1736
date QS:P571,+1736-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium engraving on paper
Dimensions 33.7 × 24.5 cm (13 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1921-6-266-6
Credit line Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Notes
  • Type: Bound print
  • Inscribed: Printed in plate, lower center: avec privilege du Roy.; upper right: 6; inscribed in graphite, lower center of plate: 2
  • Period: Rococo
  • Country: France
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