posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00authored byG. Massiot & cie
This was one of two of Wallace's initial designs, the 'Applied' model. Only one still exists today, situated on the intersection of Rue Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire and rue Cuvier.\u000a\u000aSir Richard Wallace, 1st Baronet (21 June 1818 -20 July 1890) was an English art collector, the patron of the Wallace Collection in England. Wallace achieved fame during the Siege of Paris (uprising of the Commune) for notable acts of charity. In 1872 he donated an initial 50 drinking fountains, known as Wallace fountains, to the City of Paris and to Lisburn. About 78 can still be seen today and are in use. Wallace provided initial designs for two types of fountains to Lebourg. In all four types were produced.
History
Date Created
1910-01-01
Date Modified
2017-06-30
Spatial Coverage
Paris
Paris, Île-de-France, France
Temporal Coverage
before or circa 1910
Cultural Context
Nineteenth century
Rights Statement
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.