Fontaine Saint-Sulpice

The fountain was commissioned by Rambuteau, the préfet of the Seine in the government of King Louis Philippe I. Rambuteau took office in 1833 and began an ambitious program to improve the city's water supply and build new fountains.

After some modifications, the project was approved and construction took place between 1843 and 1848, reaching its completed in the year when the Revolution of 1848 brought down the government of Louis-Philippe.

The second basin was decorated with sculptures of lions made of stone from Derre, which had the coat of arms of Paris; and the third had pots which spouted water.

The second part of the fountain was the religious structure; a quatrilateral edifice with a dome, corinthian pilasters, and four niches which contained the statues of the orators.

Describing the lions, another critic wrote that "everything about them shows their irritation at the water pouring onto their rear ends".