Design for a Fountain, Charles-François Hutin, French, 1715 - 1776, Pen and ink, brush and gray watercolor, black chalk, graphite on paper, Horizontal format design for a fountain. The figure of Galatea is shown sitting in a shell, leaning upon her left arm. Three mermen and a naiad support the shell. Another naiad offers pearls and other gifts to Galatea. At left is a dolphin with a child sitting on it and carrying a a lighted torch. At right, merman leaning upon a dolphin blows a horn shell he holds with his left hand, and a swimming naiad. The background is formed at right by a slightly sketched relief. Above are three sections of an iron railing., France, ca. 1776, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Fountain, Charles-François Hutin, French, 1715 - 1776, Pen, ink, brush, gray watercolor, black chalk, graphite, paper, Horizontal format design, fountain, figure, Galatea, shown sitting, shell, leaning upon, left arm, Three mermen, naiad support, shell, Another naiad offers pearls, gifts, Galatea, left, dolphin, child sitting, carrying, lighted torch, right, merman leaning upon, dolphin blows, horn shell, holds, left hand, swimming naiad, background, formed, right, slightly sketched relief, three sections, iron railing, France, ca, 1776, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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