Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
Catena-Historic Gardens and Landscapes Archive
Image No.:
200203
Title:
"View of the great basin of the Fountain of Arethuse [Oval Fountain] and the gallery that surrounds it" (Plate 61)
Dates:
1809
Location:
Europe--France--Ile- de-France--Paris
Location Type:
Creation
Culture:
French
Period:
Empire
Creator:
draftsman
Percier, Charles
1764-1838
French
Creator:
printmaker
Fontaine, Pierre François Léonard
1762-1852
French
Creator:
engraver
Pillement, Victor
1767-1814
French
Techniques:
engraving (printing process)
Measurements:
19.05 x 26.7 cm
Repository:
Bronx, NY, USA, LuEsther T. Mertz Library
Repository Number:
NA7594.P47
Category:
Villas
Work Type:
Engraving (prints)
Subjects:
Villa d'Este (Tivoli, Italy); Fountains; Water; Garden sculpture; Loggias; Hills; Tiburtine Sibyl; Nymphs; Pegasus (Greek mythology); Mount Helicon
Work Notes:
In: "Selection of the most celebrated pleasure houses of Rome and its environs". Published by Impr. P. Didot l'aine.
Copyright Notice:
(c) The New York Botanical Garden
Rights Type:
fair use
Point:
35

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