Fountains, Plate 3
Plate 3 of a series of designs of fountains. This design shows two dolphins atop a plate held by four youths standing on a cylindrical pedestal. From this pedestal are jets of water falling into a large basin. In front of this basin, on rocks, are a mermaid and a merman.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fountains, Plate 3
- Artist and engraver: Charles Hutin (French, Paris 1715–1776 Dresden)
- Date: 1764
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 in. × 6 in. (20.9 × 15.3 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
- Object Number: 53.600.39(3)
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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