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Garden with Classical Buildings and a Fountain

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Imaginary classical setting. Fountain in pool at center of composition. Three upside-down entwined dolphins support central jet. Behind, on left and right, two reclinging figures with urns of water pouring into the pool. Surrounding the pool are symmetrical arrangements of trees, terraces, and classical buildings. Two female figures stand on terrace at right.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Artist
Isaac de Moucheron, Dutch, 1667–1744
Date
1743
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of the Port Royal Foundation
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and watercolor, black chalk on white laid paper
Dimensions
22.3 x 33.2 cm (8 3/4 x 13 1/16 in.)
Type
landscapes
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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