Plate 4, Receuil de Fontaines (Collection of Fountains), François Boucher, French, 1703 – 1770, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, Gabriel Huquier, French, 1695–1772, Engraving on paper, Folio 3, plate 3 of a series of 7. Design for a fountain. Rococo fountain design with two tritons supporting a shell-shaped rock upon which a nymph sits. The female figure holds a large vase tipped sideways, from which the water pours. A putti below the rock at lower right. Ornamental grotto details in background, a conch shell at lower center., Paris, France, 1736, albums (bound) & books, Bound print

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