Fox Setting Fire Fountain from Versailles in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2018

Fox Setting Fire to the Tree with the Eagle’s Nest,1673–74

Date: 1673–74

Culture: French

Medium: Painted lead

Dimensions: 47 1/4 × 33 1/16 in., 2204.6 lb. (120 × 84 cm, 1000 kg)

Classification: Sculpture

Credit Line: Musée National des Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon (MV 7946.1)


The sixth fountain in the Labyrinth represented "The Eagle and the Fox" fable. Made of lead painted in naturalistic colors, the sculptures spurted jets of water that animated the scenes and created a sense of interaction among the various animals.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/699592