Copy of a Perspective Depiction of a Fountain with Neptune on His Chariot, from Liure de Fontaines, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
Horizontal panel with a design for a fountain with Neptune riding his chariot drawn by four sea horses, set in a round basin in the foreground. Behind, a garden with parterres and groups of figures on the paths. As stated in the inscription, the fountain was designed for Voorst. From a series of six plates with designs for fountains, after the series by Marot, first published in 1701 and included in the complete works published in 1703. The copies are number at the bottom right.
Artwork Details
- Title: Copy of a Perspective Depiction of a Fountain with Neptune on His Chariot, from Liure de Fontaines, part of Œuvres du Sr. D. Marot
- Series/Portfolio: Liure de Fontaines
- Artist: after Daniel Marot the Elder (French, Paris 1661–1752 The Hague)
- Published in: The Hague
- Date: after 1701–3
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 11/16 × 11 7/16 in. (19.5 × 29 cm)
Plate: 7 3/8 × 10 5/8 in. (18.7 × 27 cm) - Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Purchase, Harry G. Friedman Bequest, 1967
- Object Number: 67.539.100
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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