A Fountain with Three Tritons

Joseph Ignace François Parrocel, 1740s(?)

This is a drawing of a group of figures arranged around a central structure resembling a fountain. The composition includes several muscular figures with dynamic poses, with one figure playing a trumpet or horn. One… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Joseph Ignace François Parrocel ¹
Date: 1740s(?) ¹
Medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper ¹
Original: 4,231 × 6,479 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, William B. O'Neal Fund

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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