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This painting depicts a street scene under an archway. The arch frames a view of a street with a stone fountain in the middle ground, sculpted with a figure seated on it. In the foreground, a dog is lying on the cobblestone street, observing a loaded donkey. A barrel is partially visible nearby. The background shows surrounding buildings with windows and facades, reflecting a historic urban setting. The style resembles that of F.O.C. Darley.
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This painting depicts a street scene under an archway. The arch frames a view of a street with a stone fountain in the middle ground, sculpted with a figure seated on it. In the foreground, a dog is lying on the cobblestone street, observing a loaded donkey. A barrel is partially visible nearby. The background shows surrounding buildings with windows and facades, reflecting a historic urban setting. The style resembles that of F.O.C. Darley.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

Bernini Fountain, Rome [recto]

Felix Octavius Carr Darley

Date
c. 1867
Medium
gouache over graphite on two sheets of joined wove paper
Dimensions
overall: 21.3 x 13.8 cm (8 3/8 x 5 7/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
1984.7.31.a
Credit line
John Davis Hatch Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-W
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • American
  • exterior
  • architecture
  • Rome
  • Monument
  • Square
Inscription

by unknown hand, lower left in graphite: F.O.C.Darley / from Garrett [C. N?]eagle. / A593-colored sketch

NGA object ID 63088. 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.