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Project for a Monumental Fountain

1767
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Object Information
  • Title: Project for a Monumental Fountain
  • Artist: Augustin Pajou (French, Paris 1730–1809 Paris)
  • Date: 1767
  • Medium: Pen and brown and black ink, brush and brown and gray wash
  • Dimensions: 15 11/16 x 24 in. (39.8 x 61 cm)
  • Classifications: Drawings, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harry G. Sperling Fund, 1979
  • Object Number: 1979.388
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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