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Wallace Fountains of Paris: Overall view of a Wallace fountain of the 'large model' with four caryatids

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
The 'large model' was the other design supplied by Wallace. 66 of them still exist in Paris.\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.

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1910-01-01

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2017-06-30

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Paris Paris, Île-de-France, France

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

Nineteenth century

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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