Bound Print, Plate 6, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), 1736 (CH 18235411)
Summary
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.
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Date
1736
Source
Cooper–Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Copyright info
Public Domain