Name: Antique Print-LA-FONTAINE-DE-LA-PYRAMIDE-PLATE-142-Thomassin-Girardon-1694-1724
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Antique Print-LA-FONTAINE-DE-LA-PYRAMIDE-PLATE-142-Thomassin-Girardon-1694-1724

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‘LA FONTAINE DE LA PYRAMIDE’

– Plate 142: An elaborate engraving of the Pyramid Fountain at Versailles, composed of four superimposed basins with aquatic deities and marine creatures. Water cascades from the top tier, flanked by tritons and dolphins, while mermen at the base support the lower level. The design emphasizes symmetry, grandeur, and aquatic vitality, consistent with the garden aesthetics of Louis XIV.

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Description

Medium: Engraving on hand laid (verge) paper. Watermark: not on all sheets.

Image size: 10.7 x 14.2 cm. (4.21 x 5.59 inch).

Condition: good, given age. Light foxing and soiling. Paper edges with some light staining. And irriegular per scan. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.

FOUNTAIN, VERSAILLES, PYRAMID FOUNTAIN, TRITON, MERMEN, BAROQUE, GARDEN SCULPTURE, WATER FEATURE | PCO-C52-47

BACKGROUND INFORMATION

From: “Recueil des Figures, Groupes, Thermes, Fontaines, Vases, Statues, et Autres Ornemens de Versailles” by Simon Thomassin. The book was published between 1694 and 1724 by Simon Thomassin in Paris (1694), Pierre Mortier in Amsterdam (1695) and Rutgert Alberts in The Hague (1724).

Biography engraver: Simon Thomassin (1655-1733) was a French royal engraver known for documenting the sculpture and decoration of Versailles. His series are valued for their precision and elegance.

Biography artist: Based on a sculpture by Fran?ois Girardon (1628-1715), a French sculptor of the Louis XIV style or French Baroque, best known for his statues and busts of Louis XIV and for his statuary in the gardens of the Palace of Versailles.