James PRADIER Geneva, 1790 - Bougival, 1852 Nemausa White marble Signed 'Pradier' on the rock to the right Height: 45.5 cm (17.91 in.) (Restoration to the mirror socket) Nemausa, white marble, signed, by J. Pradier Related bibliography: Claude Lapaire, 'James Pradier et la sculpture française de la génération romantique, catalogue raisonné', Milan, 2010, p. 351, model listed under no. 274 Comment: The result of a collaboration between the architect Jacques Questel and the sculptor James Pradier, the fountain on the esplanade in Nîmes is a monumental allegory of the city flanked by the four major rivers of the Gard region: the Nîmes fountain (Nemausa), the Gardon (Verdo), the Eure fountain (Ura) and the Rhône (Rhodano).