The Neptune Fountain At The Library Of Congress - North Nymph
by Cora Wandel
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The Neptune Fountain At The Library Of Congress - North Nymph
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Cora Wandel
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The dramatic Neptune Fountain is in front of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, directly across the street from the United States Capitol. Also known as The Court of Neptune, in the center of the fountain is the majestic King of the Sea, a large, muscular man riding a horse and surrounded by his sons the tritons blowing conches. On each side of the men are frolicking sea nymphs, or Naiads, also on horseback and enjoying riding through water that is full of sea serpents, frogs, turtles, and playful jets of water shooting throughout the basin.
This photograph is of the nymph on the north side of the fountain.
The bronze sculptors in the fountain were made by Roland Hinton Perry, a 27 year-old New Yorker who completed everything, including the fountain, in 1898, one year after the Library of Congress opened (there had been two buildings holding the Library of Congress before 1898; unfortunately, both were destroyed by fire, including the first building that fell victim to the flames of the War of 1812).
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