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Fountain and various vases, ornamental print, Ornamental print including a fountain and various vases. Part (1r. Cah. f. 6) of the print album with two series of a total of 138 ornamental prints by Beauvallet and Normand, 'Fragmens d'Ornemens dans le Style Antique'., printmaker: Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, Paris, after design by Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, publisher: Jacques-Louis Bance, 1820, Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet, Jacques-Louis Bance, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, height 0 mm x width 0 mm, garden fountain, ornaments, art, A vertically oriented ink drawing showing ornamental architectural and sculptural elements arranged in a symmetrical layout across the page, featuring a central fountain motif with two seated male figures facing away from each other and leaning forward to pour water from shell-like vessels while a stylized bearded mask beneath them also emits a cascade of water; decorative urns and shallow bowls with handles occupy the upper corners, and a large two-handled urn with garlands and a top fountain sits above the central group; flanking the fountain are tall, slender torch-like columns with flame details; below the fountain a horizontal decorative swag with ribbons, fruit, and a central animal head extends across the page; further down a tall pedestal with a coiled serpent motif and ornate capital stands centrally between smaller framed mask-like faces and paired vase forms on either side, with an additional lidded urn depicted at the lower left, all rendered in precise linear outlines on a pale background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B33_332

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44.9Mb (8.1Mb) / 9.4in x 18.6in / 2814 x 5577 (300dpi)

Keywords

Fountain various vases ornamental print Ornamental print fountain Part 1r Cah f 6 print album two series total 138 ornamental prints Beauvallet Normand Fragmens d'Ornemens dans le Style Antique printmaker Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet Paris design publisher Jacques-Louis Bance 1820 paper etching height 0 mm x width 0 mm garden fountain ornaments art vertically oriented ink drawing showing ornamental architectural sculptural elements arranged symmetrical layout across page featuring central motif two seated male figures facing away leaning forward pour water shell- vessels stylized bearded mask beneath them also emits cascade water decorative urns shallow bowls handles occupy upper corners large two-handled urn garlands top sits central group flanking tall slender torch- columns flame details horizontal decorative swag ribbons fruit central animal head extends across further down tall pedestal coiled serpent motif ornate capital stands centrally smaller framed mask- faces paired vase forms side additional lidded urn depicted lower left rendered precise linear outlines pale background