Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells
| Title | Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells |
|---|---|
| Artist | François Boucher (French, 1703–1770) |
| Date | c. 1736 18th century |
| Medium | Black chalk with stumping, and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Origin | France France |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells, c. 1736. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Black chalk with stumping, and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper; sheet: 37.7 x 22.2 cm (14 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.); secondary support: 39.6 x 24.2 cm (15 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.529 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells” is a work by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770), dated c. 1736. It is executed in black chalk with stumping, and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper and classified as drawing. In this archive it sits within the mineralogy & geology tradition. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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