Drawing of fountain in Draper's Gardens
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1750
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Drawing of fountain in Draper's Gardens is a 1750 by Unknown, depicting Fountain, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a tall, ornate fountain with a wide base and a round top piece. The sides of the fountain have swirling designs and a central shield with a crown and some symbols. Above it, a thin spout shoots straight up into the air. The sketch looks like a plan for building something, with faint lines marking where the fountain would sit. The artist focused on the fountain’s shape and details, not colors or shadows. If you like this kind of drawing, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A pen, ink, and wash drawing on paper from 1750 depicts a cylindrical fountain in Draper's Gardens, featuring a drum within a large lower basin adorned with moulding along the top rim. The drum is embellished with sculpted drapery and crowned by a dolphin sculpture, which supports a smaller basin with scalloped edges; a single vertical jet of water rises from this basin before cascading over the edges of both basins.
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