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Designer:
François Boucher, French, 1703–1770  Search this
Engraver:
Claude Augustin Duflos, French, 1700–1786  Search this
Medium:
Etching, engraving on white paper
Dimensions:
49.4 x 24.8 cm (19 7/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
Frame: 60.3 x 44.8 x 2.5 cm (23 3/4 x 17 5/8 x 1 in.)
Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.)
Type:
ornament
Print
Object Name:
Print
Designed in:
Paris, France
Date:
1730s
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
A shell-work fountain on a mound of rockwork in the foreground, with two monkeys at the left. In the background, a temple portico houses another fountain, with vase and pyramid beside it.
Credit Line:
Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt
Accession Number:
1931-94-11
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/kq4b36c73df-a206-4f2b-a9e3-c360d37ddef8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:chndm_1931-94-11