Designer:

François Boucher, French, 1703–1770  Search this

Engraver:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Publisher:

Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772  Search this

Medium:

Engraving on laid paper

Dimensions:

33.7 × 24.5 cm (13 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.)

Object Name:

Bound print

Type:

Bound print

Made in:

Paris, France

Date:

1736

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Folio 5, plate 5 of a series of 7. Design for a fountain. Rocaille fountain design with two tritons and a nymph reclining on a grotesque face of a sea monster. The figures support a shell, upon which are two reclining putti. The uppermost putti is stretched over a large open vase, from which the water pours. Surrounding garden details.

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-266-5

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4e6996e42-0e0d-40c9-9b31-2a779acd0191

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-266-5