LA POMPE DE LA SAMARITAINE
date: label: Date
content: 1684–1703
name: label: Print Maker
content: Adam Perelle, French, 1638 – 1695
label: Publisher
content: Nicolas Langlois, French, 1640 - 1703
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: View of a water pump in Paris named the Samaritan on the bridge the Pont neuf. The façade features a sculpted group of figures representing Christ and the woman of Samaria, a herm, sculpted busts, a fountain, Royal coat of arms, with clock and bell tower above. The river Seine is visible to the left with other bridges in the background. Buildings to the right. A busy street in the foreground with stalls, figures, carriages, and horseman. A description of the water pump is lettered below. The plate is titled and signed.
place: label: published in
content: Paris, France
label: place depicted
content: Paris, France
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1921-6-533-25
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Print
label: Type
content: Print
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Etching on laid paper