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This is a drawing of a group of figures arranged around a central structure resembling a fountain. The composition includes several muscular figures with dynamic poses, with one figure playing a trumpet or horn. One figure is extending an arm upwards. The figures are seated on what appears to be a cloud or rock formation. The drawing is rendered in pencil or charcoal with shading to bring out the volume and form of the figures against a lightly toned background. Highlights and shadows give a three-dimensional effect.
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This is a drawing of a group of figures arranged around a central structure resembling a fountain. The composition includes several muscular figures with dynamic poses, with one figure playing a trumpet or horn. One figure is extending an arm upwards. The figures are seated on what appears to be a cloud or rock formation. The drawing is rendered in pencil or charcoal with shading to bring out the volume and form of the figures against a lightly toned background. Highlights and shadows give a three-dimensional effect.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Fountain with Three Tritons

Joseph Ignace François Parrocel

Date
1740s(?)
Medium
black chalk heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper
Dimensions
sheet: 43.8 × 28.2 cm (17 1/4 × 11 1/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2014.108.2
Credit line
William B. O'Neal Fund
Time span
1726 to 1750
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Statue
  • Fountain
  • Rock
Provenance

(Paul Prouté, S.A., Paris); purchased 2014 by NGA.

Inscription

lower right in brown ink: IF Challe [not deciphered]

NGA object ID 165067. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.