Design for a Fountain in a Park

Gilles-Marie Oppenordtca. 1710

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A large urn, with divided handles rests on a plinth from which water issues from masks on three sides. At left, a tree and relief of a group of standing figures.

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Title: Design for a Fountain in a Park
Creator: Gilles-Marie Oppenord
Creator Lifespan: 1672/1742
Date Created: ca. 1710
Type: Drawing
Rights: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Medium: Pen and black ink, graphite on paper, framing lines in black ink, lined
Provenance: Léon Decloux, Sèvres, France, acquired after 1906
Dimensions: 23.2 x 18.2 cm (9 1/8 x 7 3/16 in.)

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Gilles-Marie Oppenordt Drawing Graphite Ink Pen