Anonymous design for fountain
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a fountain drawn in pencil, ink and wash. The design has an eight-sided base with a low fence and a center filled with mythical animal carvings. Water spouts sit just below the rim of a wide round basin above it. The sketch isn’t just a pretty picture. It’s an early plan for a fountain, so it mixes art and engineering. Faint pencil lines hint at flowers carved into the posts too. See it next at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
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