Design for a Fountain with Neptune in his Chariot
Object type: Drawing Ornament & Architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Francesco Fontebasso
Artist bio: Italian, Venice 1707–1769 Venice
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Italian
Date: ca. 1740–60
Medium: Black and red chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash
Dimensions: Sheet: 10 11/16 × 10 9/16 in. (27.1 × 26.8 cm)
Classification: Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Credit line: Purchase, Mary Oenslager Fund, Sotheby's Inc. Gift, Van Day Truex Fund, Susan H. Seidel and Joseph F. McCrindle Gifts, 2013
Accession year: 2013
Tags: Fountains|Nymphs|Neptune|Dolphins|Chariots