Fountain and Grotto, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, bistre on off-white laid paper, lined, The rim of the basin is shown at the bottom. A dragon seated in a cave allows water to fall from his raised mouth. Three women sleep on the rocky walls of the cave. Above is a rustic wall with a niche containing the group of Hercules having taken the apples of the Hesperides after Atlas took back the sphere., Italy, 1800–1830, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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Fountain, Grotto, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, bistre, off-white laid paper, lined, rim, basin, shown, bottom, dragon seated, cave allows water, fall, raised mouth, Three women sleep, rocky walls, cave, rustic wall, niche containing, group, Hercules having, apples, Hesperides, Atlas, back, sphere, Italy, 1800–1830, architecture, Drawing, Drawing
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