Old Fountain

Old Fountain, Seville, by T. Macquoid, 1871. 'The drawing by Mr. Macquoid which we have engraved from the exhibition at the Dudley Gallery represents a characteristic Spanish scene. A fountain, with groups of idlers surrounding it, will be found in every Spanish town, although not frequently so ornate as this example, which figures on the great plaza of Seville. The Townhall (Casas Consistoriales and Capitulates) in the distance is a very fine example of plateresque architecture. Ford compares the delicate ornamentation of this choice specimen of Spanish renaissance to the work of a silversmith chasing in stone. The edifice was built 1545-66. The upper and lower galleries with arches and columns, and the three different facades at right angles, date, the former from Philip II. and the latter, which is in a still purer plateresque style, from Charles V. The central facade, partially given in the Engraving, is, of course, the principal'. From "Illustrated London News", 1871. Creator: Unknown. (Photo by The Print Collector/Heritage Images via Getty Images)