Design for a Fountain in a Pavilion
Classification
architecture
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Accession Number
1938-88-2126
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
**Design for a Fountain in Pavilion** by Carlo Francesco Barabino (, 1768–1835) offers a glimpse into late 18th-century Italian architectural imagination. Created between 1785 and 1790, when Barabino was just teenager embarking on his career, this design envisions an elegant fountain set within a pavilion—a refined garden structure blending utility and ornament. Acquired by the Smithsonian American Art Museum through museum purchase and donor gifts, including the Eleanor G. Hewitt, it highlights cross-cultural exchanges in art collecting. As an architectural drawing (medium details under ongo...