This statue of the Roman Antinoüs dressed as Osiris, found in Hadrian's villa in 1739, apparently was the model for the fountain
The Fontaine du Fellah, also known as the Egyptian Fountain, located at 52 rue de Sèvres in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, next to the entrance of the Vaneau metro station, was built in 1806 during the rule of Napoleon Bonaparte, in the neo-Egyptian style inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. It is the work of architect François-Jean Bralle and sculptor Pierre-Nicolas Beauvallet.[1] It has been listed since 1977 as a monument historique by the French Ministry of Culture.[2]
^Marie-Hélène Levadé et Hugues Marcouyeau, Les fontaines de Paris : l'eau pour le plaisir
^Base Mérimée: PA00088690, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French) Hôpital Laënnec
The FontaineduFellah, also known as the Egyptian Fountain, located at 52 rue de Sèvres in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, next to the entrance of the...
Among the earliest monuments of the Egyptian Revival in Paris is the FontaineduFellah, built in 1806. It was designed by François-Jean Bralle. A well-documented...
Nepoleon, such as the Egyptian portico of the Hôtel Beauharnais or the FontaineduFellah. During the 1920s and 1930s, Pre-Columbian Mesoamerican architecture...
Marquois, sculptors. The FontaineduFellah (1806), on the rue de Sèvres, was inspired by Napoleon's Egyptian campaign. The Fontaine de Léda, (1806–1809)...
guttural sound, compared to other regions of the country. The dialect of the Fellah in Northern Egypt is noted for a distinct accent, replacing the urban pronunciations...
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