Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot, Francesco Fontebasso, ca. 1740–60

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Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot, ca. 1740–60, Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brown wash, Sheet: 10 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. ( × cm), Francesco Fontebasso (Italian, Venice 1707–1769 Venice), Design for a fountain with the figure of Neptune in his chariot. The outline of the fountain describes a pyramid with Neptune on his shell-shaped chariot in the center at the top, flanked by two seated nymphs and four hippocampi at the bottom of the design drawing the chariot

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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