Fountain in the Garden of an Italian Villa

Hubert Robert

c. 1764

Red chalk on cream antique laid paper, laid down on a decorated mount

Fogg Museum

A fountain sprays water in a garden setting with several figures gathered around it and in the background. Trees frame the scene, and a building with a balustrade is visible. A fountain sprays water in a garden setting with several figures gathered around it and in the background. Trees frame the scene, and a building with a balustrade is visible. Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Therese Kuhn Straus in memory of her husband, Herbert N. Straus, Harvard Class of 1903