Drawing of fountain

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Artist/Maker

Rehn, Jean Eric (maker)

Ink, pen, and wash drawing of a large sculptural fountain on paper. The fountain is composed of a large cylindrical basin set upon a low base. A cylindrical shaft is situated in the centre of the lower basin and is decorated in lions' heads, textured relief, and a smaller circular basin at the top. Water flows both from the mouths of the lion sculptures as well as upward from a single jet in the upper basin and falls over the edges of the basins rim. A faint pencil sketch of a male (it is unclear if he is intended to represent a human or sculpture) is drawn standing within the large lower basin holding a fishing pole.

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Categories	Drawings Designs
Object type	Drawing
Title	Drawing of fountain (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Ink, pen, and wash on paper Ink Pen Wash Paper Drawn
Brief description	Drawing, Ink, pen, and wash, drawing of a large sculptural Italian fountain, Jean Eric Rehn, c.1745-c.1780.
Physical description	Ink, pen, and wash drawing of a large sculptural fountain on paper. The fountain is composed of a large cylindrical basin set upon a low base. A cylindrical shaft is situated in the centre of the lower basin and is decorated in lions' heads, textured relief, and a smaller circular basin at the top. Water flows both from the mouths of the lion sculptures as well as upward from a single jet in the upper basin and falls over the edges of the basins rim. A faint pencil sketch of a male (it is unclear if he is intended to represent a human or sculpture) is drawn standing within the large lower basin holding a fishing pole.
Dimensions	Width: 157mm Length: 204mm
Marks and inscriptions	'a. viterbo' (Viterbo is a city in the Lazio region of central Italy.) 'Attributed to Jean Eric Rehn (1717-1793). Drawings of fountains. Probably after Italian originals.' (This note was found on the external mounting of the piece, not on the drawing itself.)
Subjects depicted	Fountain Basin Shaft Lion Relief Water Feature Fishing Man
Associated objects	D.1461-1898 (Set) D.1459-1898 (Set)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	D.1460-1898

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Record created	June 30, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O902354/drawing-of-fountain-drawing-rehn-jean-eric/

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