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Engraved title page with French inscription in a cartouche, two classical figures beside a fountain spout, cherubs and acanthus scrolls.

Allegory for Garden Fountains, etching

An engraved title page framed by scrolling acanthus leaves and a putto at top, with an inscribed French cartouche in the center. Two classical figures, one seated and one reclining, flank a carved mascaron spouting water into a basin, while cherubs with sticks appear at the sides.

Artist
Jacques Fouquet
Date
1707–44
Medium
Etching on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2611 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1744).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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