Fountain in a Courtyard
1768
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1768
graphite
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
A fountain splashes in a brick courtyard. Sunlight hits the stone basin. Shadows stretch across the ground. Two men stand nearby, one in a long coat. This isn’t a real place. It’s a sketch made for a travel book. Artists often drew like this to show details of buildings or ruins. If you like this, look up Clérisseau, Charles Louis.
