Print Maker:

Jean-Laurent Legeay, French, ca. 1710–86  Search this

Medium:

Etching on paper, remargined

Dimensions:

33.1 × 25.4 cm (13 1/16 in. × 10 in.)

Object Name:

Print

Type:

Print

Made in:

France

Date:

ca. 1770

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Partially in ruins and in deserted country, the upper waters of the fountain spring. A cloth is held by two figures on the shaft, with the inscription: "FONTAINE / INVETE / et graues Par Legeay / arch. Et"; "J Legeay / sculp." is written in a medallion at the bottom. Bottom margin: "A Paris chés Huquier rue des Mathurins au coin de celle de Sorbonne." (cf. Guilmard).

Credit Line:

Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council

Accession Number:

1921-6-28-1

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4b5ef6468-d615-42ff-b25d-2ae3fb1fe6e8

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1921-6-28-1