Plate 5, 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 5, plate 5 of a series of 7. Design for a fountain. Rococo fountain design with two tritons and a nymph reclining on a grotesque face of a sea monster. The figures support a shell, upon which are two reclining putti. The uppermost putti is stretched over a large open vase, from which the water pours. Surrounding garden details., Paris, France, 1736, albums (bound) & books, Bound print

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