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Tinted print of a garden with an obelisk, ruined columns, a tall tree, a stone fountain, and two figures filling water at the basin.

Composition of Roman Ruins

A pale, tinted print shows a garden scene with a tall obelisk at left, a fluted column ruin behind a tree, and a classical fountain with a carved relief and spout at right. Two figures, a woman with a basket and a man bending to fill a vessel, stand at the basin's edge.

Artist
Gilles Antoine Demarteau
Date
1776–1788
Medium
Color aquatint on laid paper
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2500 × 3162 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1788).
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

Español: Composición de ruinas romanas con fuente y figuras

Una estampa de tonos pálidos muestra un jardín con un obelisco alto a la izquierda, una columna acanalada en ruinas tras un árbol y una fuente clásica con relieve y caño a la derecha. Dos figuras, una mujer con cesta y un hombre inclinado para llenar un recipiente, están junto al borde de la pila.

Português: Composição de ruínas romanas com fonte e figuras

Uma gravura de tons suaves mostra um jardim com um obelisco alto à esquerda, uma coluna canelada em ruínas atrás de uma árvore e uma fonte clássica com relevo e bica à direita. Duas figuras, uma mulher com cesto e um homem curvado para encher um recipiente, estão na borda do tanque.

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