Rocaille Fountain with Venus, Amorini, and Swans

Provenance

C. Briscoe (Lugt 347c); D.H. Molesworth; (sale, New York, Christie's, 10 January 1996, lot 204); purchased (via David Tunick) 1996 by NGA.

Rocaille Fountain with Venus, Amorini, and Swans

Bouchardon, Edme

c. 1735

Accession Number

1996.13.1

Medium

red chalk on 2 joined sheets of laid paper

Dimensions

overall: 54.8 x 37.8 cm (21 9/16 x 14 7/8 in.)

Classification

Drawing

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund