Drawing, Architectural Fantasy with Fountain and Obelisk, ca. 1745, Louis-Joseph Le Lorrain, circa 1745

A fountain, an obelisk, and a statue of a horse are shown against parts of a colonnade. Enlarged at the bottom and at left by the artist who wrote his signature in one of th eparts surrounding the fountain. Strips of paper have been added to the top and bottom of the drawing. Date: circa 1745. Dimensions: 34.9 x 22.4 cm (13 3/4 x 8 13/16 in.); ; Mat: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.). Medium: black chalk, brush and gray wash, laid paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Architectural Fantasy with Fountain and Obelisk, ca. 1745 (CH 18172459)