Town square with a large circular fountain at center surrounded by a balustrade with two portals, the basin supported by children's torsos' ending in dolphin's tails, the top with waterspouting sphere, a shell shaped umbrella with two frogs and a strapwork vase, plate 8, from Artis Perspectivæ
Object type: Print ornament & architecture
Department: Drawings and Prints
Portfolio: Artis Perspectivae
Artist: Hans Vredeman de Vries|Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Gerard de Jode
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?)  Antwerp (?)|Netherlandish, 1528/32–1605|Netherlandish, active 1554–72, died before 1589|Netherlandish, 1509/17–1591
Artist role: Artist|Artist|Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish|Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 1568
Medium: Etching; first state of three (Hollstein)
Dimensions: Sheet: 6 13/16 × 9 3/4 in. (17.3 × 24.7 cm)
Classification: Ornament & Architecture|Prints
Geography:  Antwerp     
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949