Fontaine des Innocents [plaster casts]

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Title	Fontaine des Innocents [plaster casts]
Alternate Title	Reproductions of Fountain of the Innocents Reliefs
View	Left center lower panel, detail
Work Type	copies (derivative objects) reproductions replicas visual works sculpture (visual work) reliefs (sculptures) bas-reliefs (sculpture)
Style/Period	Mannerist (Renaissance-Baroque style) Nineteenth century
Attribution	after Jean Goujon (French sculptor, ca. 1510-ca. 1565) Monsieur Desachy (French cast maker, active ca. 1850-1880)
Creator Name	Goujon, Jean, 16th cent.
Creator Nationality	French
Contributors to Project	Desachy, fl. ca. 1850-1880
Subject.work	allegorical cycles or series decorative arts mythology (Classical) Fountains water nymphs putti
Country	United Kingdom
City	London
State/Province	England
Architectural Material	patinated plaster
Technique	casting (process)
Dates	ca. 1864 (creation)
Photographer	Gilchrist, Scott
Date Photographed	5/25/2007
Subject Information	There are in total nine casts of reliefs: repository numbers 1864-106 to 108 and 1882-4 to 9. Originally placed against a wall, the fountain was moved in 1787 into the Marche des Innocents, and additional reliefs executed by Augustin Pajou (1730-1809). The original stone panels are now in the Musee du Louvre.
Information.source	V&A (Victoria and Albert Museum) [website]; http://www.vam.ac.uk/
Credit Line	copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
Collection Title	Archivision (architecture, urban design, gardens, landscapes and public art)
Collection information	Collection administered by the Visual Resources manager, Architecture Library, (402) 472-1193

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