Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium
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Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly (1782), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.com
Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly (1782), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via artnap.comDesign for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly (1782), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-824778">artnap.com</a><figure><a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-824778"><img src="https://img.artnap.com/artworks/met/met-824778/web.jpg" alt="Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly (1782)" width="1200" height="1023" style="max-width:100%;height:auto" loading="lazy"></a><figcaption>Design for a Naumachia, in the gardens at Chateau d'Enghien, Belgium, Charles de Wailly (1782), The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Via <a href="https://artnap.com/artwork/met-824778">artnap.com</a></figcaption></figure>
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This watercolor and ink drawing shows a design for a naumachia, a staged water basin, set among rocky banks with a stone arch and ruined classical columns with stairs rising above the water. A small fisherman sits on the right bank beside a line of tall trees. The inscription identifies the work as the Naumachie du nouvel Herculanum at the Enghien park, designed by Charles de Wailly and dated 1782.
