Nymphenbrunnen, Dresden, Fountain in Innere Neustadt, Dresden, Germany

The Nymphenbrunnen are two sandstone corner fountains on Dresden's Neustädter Markt, created 1738–1742 by Johann Benjamin Thomae. Each shows a half-reclining nymph with water-spouting sea creatures and a boy, set in a heavy stone trough. The west nymph leans on a dolphin beside a putto with a fish; the east nymph holds a shell and leans on a paddle, next to a boy pinched by a crab.

The two Nymph Fountains on Neustädter Markt were carved between 1738 and 1742 by Johann Benjamin Thomae. They first stood at the corners of the Neustädter Gewandhaus and the Old Neustädter Town Hall, demolished in 1750 and 1755. After damage in 1945 and dismantling in 1974, they were re-erected about 12 metres away in 1979.

The two fountains are named for the half-reclining nymphs carved by Johann Benjamin Thomae between 1738 and 1742. The west nymph leans on a dolphin and strokes a putto's fish; the east one holds a shell and leans on a paddle, beside a boy pinched by a crab. Small spouts on the pedestals serve as dog drinking troughs.

The two fountains stand on Neustädter Markt, flanking the view toward the Golden Rider equestrian statue, about 12 metres from their pre-1974 positions. Each has a nearly three-metre-wide pedestal with a small spout at the front serving as a dog drinking trough. The sandstone figures were already heavily weathered again in the 2020s.

The two fountains differ in detail: the western nymph rests on a dolphin and a scroll leans against her leg, where an oar is said to have been before; the eastern nymph holds a shell and leans on a paddle, while a boy beside her screams because a crab is pinching him.