Fountains, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper, A circular pavilion stands in the center of the basin into which water pours from the mouths of two lions upon pedestals. The wall of the pavilion consists of trellis work and statues standing upon a dado between the columns. The lion, left, is drawn over part of preparatory sketch of the pavilion. The background is colored. On verso: top row, left: a sketch resembling a spade. Second row: sketch for a colonnade and two sketches of pavilions (probably cafeauses). A fountain with a column and two figures, recumbent, beside it. Part of a lion upon a pedestal. Third row: two plans. A colonnade above which a statue of Hercules rises. Two sketches for the pedestal and the colonnade. Bottom row: an obelisk rising from a colonnade. A colonnade. A figure. Part of a plan. Some writing in ink, vertically: 'Sige', ibn the upper right corner: 'Per que…' 'Dirò due cose (?).', Rome, Italy, ca. 1795, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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Fountains, Giuseppe Barberi, Italian, 1746–1809, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, off-white laid paper, circular pavilion stands, center, basin, water pours, mouths, two lions upon pedestals, wall, pavilion consists, trellis work, statues standing upon, dado, columns, lion, left, drawn, part, preparatory sketch, pavilion, background, colored, verso, top row, left, sketch resembling, spade, Second row, sketch, colonnade, two sketches, pavilions, cafeauses, fountain, column, two figures, recumbent, beside, Part, lion upon, pedestal, Third row, two plans, colonnade, statue, Hercules rises, Two sketches, pedestal, colonnade, Bottom row, obelisk rising, colonnade, colonnade, figure, Part, plan, writing, ink, vertically, 'Sige', ibn, upper right corner, que…' 'Dirò due cose, Rome, Italy, ca, 1795, metalwork, Drawing, Drawing
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