Fontaine Wallace
In 1871, on the Boulevard de la Villette in Paris, the first fountain bearing the name of its donor to the City, Sir Richard Wallace, a major British philanthropist and art lover, was unveiled. A hundred or so water points were constructed and installed in Paris based on two models designed by the sculptor Charles-A. Lebourg. Built in order to provide passers-by with free access to drinking water, these fountains attest to the importance of the mechanical and industrial revolution that was taking place during the Victorian era.
Municipal public art collection
Title
Fontaine Wallace (Wallace Fountain)
Artist
Charles-Auguste Lebourg (1829-1906)
Materials
Iron founding
Production
GHM - Sommevoire, France
Completed
After 1871
Installed
Installed in 1980 for the Floralies internationales de Montréal
Acquisition
Gift from the City of Paris
Location
Parc Jean-Drapeau, île Notre-Dame
Ville-Marie borough
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