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| Title | The Fountain | |
| Collection | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Artist | Ferg, Franz de Paula (Austrian painter and printmaker, 1689-1740) | |
| Date Earliest | possibly about 1720 | |
| Date Latest | possibly about 1725 | |
| Signed | yes | |
| Description | A soft painterly touch and thinly applied paint characterise this simple scene of women and a child doing the wshing by a large stone fountain. Franz de Paula Ferg was known for his genre and landscapes with lively figures. His scenes are mainly based on Dutch paintings of the seventeenth century and were often used as models for the production of engravings. | |
| Current Accession Number | 90 | |
| Inscription | front cr 'F. Ferg' | |
| Subject | everyday life; figure; landscape; | |
| Measurements | 39.0 x 38.5 cm cm (estimate) | |
| Material | oil on panel | |
| Acquisition Details | Given by J. G. Graves 1935. | |
| Rights Owner | Sheffield Galleries & Museums Trust | |
| Author | Katia Mai | |