Rocaille Arch and Fountain with a Vase and Sea Horses

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Object Details

Designer
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775
Print Maker
Pierre Edme Babel, French, 1720–1775
Publisher
Jacques Chéreau, French, 1688–1776
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Fountain seen through a rocaille archway. The fountain in the center features a colonnaded alcove with sea horses above, from whose mouths spout water, and topped with a vase with a woman. The plate is signed.
Credit Line
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
1743-1763
Accession Number
1921-6-231-6
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on off-white laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 34 x 22.5 cm (13 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)
Platemark: 28 x 19 cm (11 in. x 7 1/2 in.)
published in
Paris, France
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Record ID
chndm_1921-6-231-6
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4a6b59d47-0172-45b6-9476-b0780409429d
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