'Vue du Marche & de la Fontaine des Innocens'

Fontaine des Innocents, Paris, made by Jean Goujon and Pierre Lescot in 1546-49 to celebrate the entry of Henry II and Catherine de Medicis in Paris.

The name of the fountain derives from the nearby 'Cimetiere des Innocents' (now demolished); it is decorated with carved water imagery.

Object Details

ID: PAH6106
Type: Print
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Basset; Courvoisier Dubois, Charles Adrien
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Herschel Collection
Measurements: Sheet: 425 x 577 mm