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La Cascade monumentale

The Monumental Cascade

Jacques Jaquet & Thomas Vinçotte
J.G. Buckens
1862

Description

Large fountain with in the centre a white marble plaque with a portrait of Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of Belgium (Budapest 1836 - Spa 1902), spouse of king Leopold II, and the royal coats or arms. The portrait is sculpted by Vinçotte.

Putto with trident on dolphin

Two putti, one with a cup of water

Putto blowing on a shell on dolphin

Coat of arms of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine

Marie Henriette of Austria, Queen of Belgium

Coat of arms of Belgium

Signature

(relief): vincotte
(putti on top) 1862 jacques jaquet bruxelles sculp.
j.c. buckens fudit leodii (putti on the sides) Jacques Jaquet

Annotation

Four stone slabs on both sides of the fountain are engraved with the names of 170 or more or less known foreigners who came to "take the waters" at Spa with the date of their visit. Among the first names of these "Bobelins" of the sixteenth century are Montaigne and Guicciardini; the last names are those of Leopold III and Queen Astrid and that of Poincaré.

Sculptors

Jacques (Petrus Jacobus) Jaquet (Antwerpen 1828 - St. Joost-ten-Noode 1899), Belgian sculptor.
Baron Thomas Jules Vinçotte (Borgerhout 1850-1925), Belgian sculptor and medallist (Wikipedia).

Sources & Information

Spa Realités, Les articles: La fontaine monumentale.

Locatie (N 50°29'29" - E 5°52'3") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: belg012; Photograph: 21 April 2012
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