Design for a Fountain in a Park
ca. 1780
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchased for the Museum by the Advisory Council
Accession Number
1911-28-37
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Fountain in a Park** *De Crenice, French, ca. 1780* Step into the elegant world of late 18th-century French design with this captivating architectural rendering by De Crenice, a French artist whose work captures the grandeur of public spaces during the Enlightenment era. Created around 1780, this design for a park fountain reflects the period's fascination with harmonious landscapes and civic beauty, where fountains served as both functional water features and symbols of refined taste. As France transitioned from ornate Rococo styles toward emerging Neoclassicism, such prop...