DrawingsFrench18th century

Fountain with Dolphins

18th century

Artists

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-AubinArtist

Description

A wall fountain decorated with two dolphins with interlaced tails.

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Black ink and brown wash over black chalk on cream antique laid paper

Culture

French

Century

18th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

14.7 x 10.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Maurice de Fleury. Richard Owen, Paris, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1932

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