Sketches of Boat, Fountain, and Building Façade
date: label: Date
content: August 20–21, 1887
name: label: Artist
content: Whitney Warren Jr., American, 1864–1943
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Vertical sheet with multiple sketches. At top left, a wood-hulled sailboat is seen in shallow water, viewed from stern. At lower left a running fountain is seen from the left. The fountain consists of a central pedestal which is decorated on the visible side by a dolphin with prominent scales spouting water from its nose and mouth, while its tail is raised vertically to support a smaller bowl above which fills with water from the spout above and dribbles over the rim into the large basin below. The basin has a small, bowl-like projection at the corner, possibly providing water for animals. The final sketch at right is the façade of a late Renaissance building with only its left side visible. The façade consists of a large arched central pediment thrust up in the center and supported by a continuous engaged column. A pendentive-like element sweeps down from the pediment to unite with the lower wing of the façade which is topped by a ball finial. At bottom right, Roman numerals have been sketched: C D D C L X X I X, which are present on a date plaque on the building's façade.
place: label: made in
content: Katwijk, Netherlands
label: made in
content: Leiden, Netherlands
label: place depicted
content: Leiden, Netherlands
label: place depicted
content: Katwijk, Netherlands
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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: Gift of Mrs. William Greenough
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1943-51-99
objectType: label: Type
content: architecture
label: Object Name
content: Album page
label: Type
content: Album page
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Graphite on cream paperboard tipped into binding with fabric
label: Dimensions
content: 31.4 x 23.7 cm (12 3/8 x 9 5/16 in.), irregular