The Fountain Bollards
Two fashionable gentlemen in top hats pause on a cobblestone street to watch a man in a cap vigorously using a public water fountain. The central figure, dressed in a striking blue coat and bold plaid trousers, leans in with a cane as water splashes up from the ground. This lively street scene captures the social contrasts of 19th-century Paris, typical of the era's satirical prints that observed the dandy class interacting with everyday urban life.
- Technique
- Hand-colored lithograph
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