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Night sketch of a shepherd and sheep on a shore under a crescent moon, set within a dark arched frame.

Sketch for the dining room of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris: Mutton

Georges Bertrand, 1893

Painted sketch of a crowd invading a Paris town hall interior, with officials at a table and gesturing men beside a stone pil

Sketch for the prefect's office of the Hôtel de Ville of Paris: The Invasion of the Hôtel de Ville by the Belleville…

Jean-Baptiste Noro, 1889

Sketch of a paneled wall design with three painted rural scenes of figures in a landscape, framed by classical moldings.

Sketch for the wedding hall of the town hall of Courbevoie: binder, maternity, education

Théobald Chartran, 1884

Oval pointillist sketch of winged and reclining female figures among flowers, set on a gold background, by Henri Bonis.

Sketch for the town hall of the 10th arrondissement: The Arts - Harmonies

Henri Bonis, 1905

Crowd with red flags gathers before a stone civic building, armed men and a woman stand on a barricade.

Proclamation of the Republic on February 24, 1848

Jean-Paul Laurens, 1902

Decorative design study with a blue roundel of a figure riding a leaping animal, gilded foliage and pear branches in corners.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Bélier

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Oil painting of a dusty path through dry hills with agave plants and a robed figure beside a wooden fence post.

Bou-Zaréa (Algérie)

Henry Brokman, 1890

Oil sketch of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a glowing dove above, and three angels in a wooded arch.

Esquisse pour l'église de Saint-Leu-Saint-Gilles : Le Baptême du Christ

Jean-Louis Bezard, 1869

Decorative spandrel design with a grey medallion of a bull and figures, gold leaves, and peach-branch corner panels.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Taureau

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Small oil sketch of a pale sunlit mountain range above rocky ground, with a shrub at left and a blue sky.

Djebel saharien

Henry Brokman, 1890

Sketch of a reclining woman with a hunting dog in a semicircular lunette, with flowers behind, signed François Lafon.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : la Chasse ou L'Automne

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative spandrel design with a blue medallion of two classical figures and a horse, flanked by fruit branches and emblems.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Gémeaux

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Painting of palm trees and white walls under a blue sky, with an agave plant and a small figure in shade.

L'Oasis

Henry Brokman, 1890

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman with a sickle and wheat sheaves in a semicircular lunette composition.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, la Moisson ou L'Eté

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative design study with a blue classical figure medallion in a gilded leaf spandrel and lemon-branch corner panels.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes des l'Hôtel de ville de Paris : Cancer

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Small painting of a blue-green river beneath a pink sky with hazy distant hills and a flat-topped cliff on the far bank.

Rive du Nil, Egypte

Henry Brokman, 1891

Sketch of a seated woman in a green dress holding a net beside fish, in a half-circular lunette composition.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, la Pêche

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative design sketch with a blue classical medallion, gilded leaves, and fruit-branch panels in triangular spandrels.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Vierge

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Hazy oil painting of a pink-lit temple facade across shallow water under pale pink and blue sky.

Le temple de Louxor, Egypte

Henry Brokman, 1891

Watercolor sketch of a seated woman in a purple robe picking grapes beside a basket of fruit and vine leaves.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, la Vendange

François Lafon, 1893

Design study of a triangular spandrel with a grisaille allegorical figure holding scales, flanked by orange branches and red

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Balance

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Hazy desert scene with pale stone tombs in the foreground, distant cliffs and a cloudy sky, painted in soft muted tones.

Le Caire, tombeaux des califes

Henry Brokman, 1893

Sketch of two nude children lifting a large box beneath a garland, painted in loose grey and cream tones on a half-circle pan

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, deux enfants levant ensemble une grande boîte

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative spandrel design with a central sketched hunter roundel, gilded leaves, peach branches and emblem cartouches on a c

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Scorpion

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Small landscape painting of Mount Etna in pink and mauve tones above a calm turquoise sea and shoreline trees.

Etna (Sicile)

Henry Brokman, 1899

Grisaille sketch of two nude children, one with a trumpet and one with a sheaf of wheat, lifting a large box in a lunette.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, un enfant tenant une trompette et l'autre une gerbe lev…

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative spandrel design with a centaur archer medallion, fruit branches and gold emblems on a cream ground.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Sagittaire

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Painting of a ship's forward deck with a pale awning, small machinery, curved railing and a light sea and sky beyond.

Pont avant de l'Alda

Henry Brokman, 1905

Lunette sketch of two winged putti lighting a torchère on a pedestal, flanked by columns, in grey and blue tones.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris, deux Amours allumant une torchère

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative spandrel design with a blue-toned medallion showing a figure and goat, flanked by lemon branches and red roundels.

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Capricorne

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Muted seascape with grey clouds and a bright break of light reflecting on calm sea water.

Eclaircie sur la mer

Henry Brokman, 1910

Lunette sketch of two nude winged cupids holding torches beside a lit torchère, in grey and gold tones.

Esquisse pour la salle à manger de l'Hôtel de ville, deux Amours tenant chacun une torche près d'une torchère allumée

François Lafon, 1893

Decorative spandrel design with a blue medallion showing a winged figure and swan, flanked by pear branches and gilded rounde

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Verseau

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Small painting of a stormy grey-blue sea with rain falling from dark clouds and two dark rocks in the waves.

Paysage aux deux rochers

Henry Brokman, 1910

Plaster model of a chapel entrance with a painted tympanum showing a risen figure and patterned gilded walls.

Maquette du décor de la chapelle des Morts (dite chapelle des Ames) église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette : Dieu le père, le C…

Merry-Joseph Blondel, 1836

Design study of a triangular spandrel with a blue medallion of a winged figure and fish, gold leaf patterns, and fruit corner

Esquisse pour l'escalier des Fêtes de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Poisson

Luc-Olivier Merson, 1898

Sketch for a mural with three dark arches below scenes of a city view, a rifleman, tended wounded men and an interior.

Esquisse pour le cabinet du Préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : L'arrivée d'un pigeon voyageur - Les soins aux blessés

Paul-Emile Mangeant, 1889

Four painted panels of putti in a gilded frame; two tablets read LEX and JUS, with scales and a sword.

Esquisse pour le plafond de la salle d'audience de la Cour des Assises du Palais de Justice de Paris : Lex

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Loose painted sketch of a crowded military parade with banners, mounted riders and city rooftops under a hazy sky.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 12ème arrondissement : Revue militaire

Claude Charles Bourgonnier, 1910

Sketch of a crowd carrying wounded men to an ambulance, beside a scene of spectators watching hot air balloons in a field.

Esquisse pour le cabinet du Préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Le transport des blessés à l'ambulance - Le départ…

Paul-Emile Mangeant, 1889

Four painted putti in gilded panels; two hold a tablet reading LEX, two hold one reading JUS, and one carries scales.

Esquisse pour la salle d'audience de la Cour des Assises du Palais de Justice de Paris : La Justice

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Loose sketch of a red-robed winged woman rising through light and clouds, with nude figures and architecture around the oval

Esquisse pour la galerie Sud du Petit Palais : Apothéose (plafond central)

Alfred Philippe Roll, 1913

Oil painting of a striped desert tent with a seated woman in a blue veil under a pink sky.

Tente arabe dans le désert à Blidah

Henry Brokman, 1890

Four small painted panels of putti with tablets reading LEX and JUS, and a scales of justice, in a gilded frame.

Esquisse pour la salle d'audience de la Cour des Assises du Palais de Justice de Paris : La Paix

Léon Bonnat, 1873

Painting of the Death of the Virgin: a woman lies on a bed as mourners gather, and a cherub holds roses.

La mort de la Vierge

Hippolyte Lazerges, 1853

Horizontal sketch of soldiers and cavalry marching past a ruined house on a dusty road under an overcast sky.

Esquisse pour le cabinet du Préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La défense extérieure

René Joseph Gilbert, 1889

Painting of a crowded assembly hall with men in period dress gesturing around a central figure, curtains and a throne behind.

Le marquis de Deux-Brézé et Mirabeau, le 23 juin 1789

Paul Marc Joseph Chenavard, 1831

Muted sketch of a flat-topped mountain above misty sea, with handwritten inscription about Trapani and Monte San Giuliano alo

Trapani, Monte San Giuliano (Sicile)

Henry Brokman, 1899

Painted frieze of ancient Greek figures in draped robes, a sculptor at an easel, and a helmeted warrior on gold ground.

Epoque grecque : Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'école des garçons de la rue Dombasle, 15ème arrondissement de…

Joseph Jean-Félix Aubert, 1879

Oil painting of three children at a table, one painting in a sketchbook beside a watercolor palette and glass of water.

Portraits intimes

Alfred Dehodencq, 1872

Hazy grey-blue landscape study of calm water, distant mountains and a pale overcast sky with a glowing shoreline.

Etude de paysage

Henry Brokman, 1911

Brown ink and wash sketch of a crowded Last Judgment scene with robed figures, trumpeters and a glowing arch.

Le Jugement Universel, esquisse

Auguste Barthélémy Glaize

Painting of two seated classical women with teapots and steam, a faint figure behind, in a gilt laurel frame.

Scène antique

Eugène Froment-Delormel

Misty painting of dark rocky islands rising from calm water under a pale glowing sky.

Insulae syrenum, étude

Henry Brokman, 1902

Dark tavern scene of workers gathered around a man in an apron holding his head, with an injured man on the floor.

La grève des forgerons

Paul Constant Soyer, 1882

Painted sketch of a uniformed man presenting plans to a crowd, with allegorical women and a triumphal arch in an arched frame

Esquisse pour le pavillon Denon au Louvre : Les quatre âges artistiques de la France - Présentation des plans à Napoléon

Charles Louis Müller, 1864

Pale hazy mountains above a calm blue sea with a small rocky island on the right, painted on unframed canvas.

Capri

Henry Brokman, 1912

Two painted landscape panels of rural fields, one with a stone wall and children, one with goats and figures on a grassy slop

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagnolet : Deux vues des environs de Bagnolet (le nord et le sud)

Louis Béroud, 1893

Design study with a central allegorical scene of a woman raising a flag, flanked by two panels of seated and armored figures.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Pantin : Avenir. Hardy Pantin! En avant. Espérance. Glorieux passé

François Schommer, 1886

Painting of pale desert mountains above a calm Nile river with a small sailboat and soft reflections.

Le Nil - Louxor (Les montagnes de Thèbes)

Henry Brokman, 1891

Study sketch of a green hillside with grazing animals and a seated dog, with rooftops of a town and sky beyond, behind blank

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagnolet : Vue des environs de Bagnolet (l'est)

Louis Béroud, 1893

Design study of a decorative wall with landscape panels, oval allegorical medallions and wood panelling, showing mothers, chi

Esquisse pour la mairie du 20ème arrondissement : L'amour, la fidélité, la tendresse maternelle, La Famille, l'affect…

Edouard Michel-Lançon, 1884

Painting of a sailing boat's bow and ropes cutting through rough, foamy green sea under a grey, overcast sky.

Poupe de l'Alda, mer démontée

Henry Brokman, 1905

Painting of peasants drinking outside a tavern beside a path where a man in red walks a dog through a rural landscape.

Paysans attablés à l'auberge

David II Teniers, 1690

Design study of a painted wall with panels showing domestic work, instruction, plowing with oxen, and education, framed by wo

Esquisse pour la mairie du 20ème arrondissement : Les soins domestiques, l'instruction, le travail, l'éducation

Edouard Michel-Lançon, 1884

Triptych of three painted scenes: a suitor offering flowers, a wedding procession, and a family in a courtyard.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages la mairie du 7ème arrondissement : La demande. Le mariage. La famille

Henri Leopold Lévy, 1876

Horizontal painted sketch of farm workers harvesting hay with scythes and pitchforks, loading a horse-drawn cart.

L'Agriculture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement de Paris

Jules Didier, 1881

Watercolour sketch of riverside leisure scenes with rowing boats, couples, a picnic boat and a fisherman, framed under the ti

Esquisse pour la mairie de Nogent-sur-Marne : Plaisirs (salle des fêtes)

Edmond Debon, 1889

Pastel sketch of flying female figures and cherubs among pink clouds, framed by a gold decorative border.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 15e arrondissement : L'Aurore

Georges-Picard, 1928

Painted sketch of gardeners at work: a woman kneeling, men digging, raking and watering, and a child with a dog.

L'horticulture : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissement de Paris

Jules Didier, 1881

Painted panel of a family in a forest with dancing garlanded children, flanked by two empty arched niches.

Esquisse pour le salon en hémicycle de la mairie du 16e : La famille

Henri Leopold Lévy, 1884

Horizontal frieze of historical French scenes with knights, battles, and crowds in brown and ochre tones, with captions below

Principaux faits de l'histoire de France : Esquisse pour le préau de l'école de la rue de Château-Landon, 10ème arron…

Diogène Maillart, 1879

Ceiling design sketch with two painted panels: a reclining figure beside a crescent moon, and a seated figure with a lyre amo

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : La Nuit et le Jour

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1883

Horizontal frieze of workers in carpentry, forge, mechanics, glassmaking and printing trades under a painted inscription.

De près ou de loin tous les métiers ont besoin d'être touchés par un reflet de l'art : Les métiers : Esquisse pour la…

Edmond Eugène Valton, 1887

Sketch of ragged volunteers marching behind a tricolor flag and drummer, with officials and a seated woman on the left.

Le départ des conscrits, La patrie en danger : Esquisse pour l'école de la rue de Château-Landon, 10ème arrondissemen…

Diogène Maillart, 1879

Horizontal painting of farm workers plowing, sowing and harrowing a field with teams of horses under a hazy sky.

Histoire du blé : labours, semailles, hersage : Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'école de la rue Dombasle, 15ème…

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1879

Painting of a teacher leading boys in a drawing lesson, with easel and green curtains, flanked by panels on perspective and e

Dessinez enfants, pour soutenir plus tard l'honneur industriel de la République française : Esquisse pour la salle de…

Edmond Eugène Valton, 1879

Wide sketch of uniformed guardsmen and horsemen on a winter plain, with a blank ochre arch in the centre.

Esquisse pour le cabinet du préfet de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La garde nationale à Buzenval

Raoul Arus, 1889

Oil sketch of harvesters in a wheat field, one man holding a scythe while others bend over cut sheaves.

Histoire du blé : Moissonneurs aiguisant leurs faux. Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'école de la rue Dombasle,…

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1879

Painted sketch in panels of workshop figures weaving, sewing and painting at an easel, with a vase of flowers and two men tal

Benvenuto Cellini, artiste du XVIè siècle, admire les produits de l'art moderne : Les tissus : Esquisse pour la salle…

Edmond Eugène Valton, 1880

Oil sketch of women with a jar, a child, and a farmer plowing with oxen beneath trees, painted in muted earth tones.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 2ème arrondissement de Paris : Maternité et labourage

François Lafon, 1880

Horizontal sketch of peasants gathering wheat sheaves and loading a haycart in an open field.

Histoire du blé : Ramassage du blé. Esquisse pour l'école de la rue Dombasle, 15ème arrondissement de Paris

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1879

Horizontal panel of craftsmen at work in bronze, sculpture, ceramics, tapestry and furniture, with a winged figure above.

L'Art répand au loin sa lumière : Métiers d'art et dessin industriel : Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'école de…

Edmond Eugène Valton, 1880

Two arched panels: a saint above a candlelit church shrine with worshippers, and a saint in a boat with an angel above a crow

Esquisse pour l'église de La Trinité : Les Malheureux et les pauvres implorent sainte Geneviève intercesseur - sainte…

Félix-Joseph Barrias, 1873

Loose painted sketch of an outdoor party under trees, a standing man raising a glass in a toast among seated guests.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagnolet : Un toast

Victor Marec, 1893

Painted sketch of robed sages on a hillside under a tree, one pointing toward a bright sky with floating figures.

Esquisse pour l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Les Sages

Victor Prouvé, 1897

Sketch of a village with blossoming trees, a seated young couple, walking women, and a bust, within a decorative architectura

Esquisse de la mairie de Montreuil-sous-Bois : Le printemps - La jeunesse

Auguste François-Marie Gorguet, 1892

Painted design of a classical garden with a fountain, musicians, a dancing woman, a peacock, and cherubs beneath a pergola.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 10ème arrondissement de Paris : L'Ouïe

Adrien Moreau-Néret, 1908

Oval ceiling study of two draped women clasping hands among clouds, with cherubs holding flowers, a book and a torch.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 8ème arrondissement de Paris : Le Mariage

Hector d' Espouy, 1926

Painted study of a rural family in a sunny courtyard with a haystack, a seated woman reading, and a standing couple with a ch

Esquisse pour la mairie de Montreuil-sous-Bois : L'été - La famille

Auguste François-Marie Gorguet, 1892

Nine arched panels in three rows showing allegorical scenes of daily life, framed by painted sculptural figures and vaulted a

Esquisse pour le salon des cariatides de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : Scènes allégoriques de la vie quotidienne (vouss…

Henri Leopold Lévy, 1890

Watercolor design sketch of four seasonal panels with farmers, cherubs and children set in a classical column framework.

Esquisse pour la mairie du 4ème arrondissement : mars, avril, mai, juin

Paul Milliet, 1884

Soft-toned painting of figures resting by a lake beneath a hillside, with a standing woman in a dark dress at center.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagnolet : L'automne

Henri Rachou, 1893

Pale green wooded pond landscape sketch on a brown mount, with figures on the left bank and reflections on the right.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Vanves : L'étang d'Ursine

Pierre Vauthier, 1902

Sketch of a seated man and standing woman by a river at dusk, with a distant domed building and a dog nearby.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 14ème : Le Soir

Roussel-Géo, 1889

Painted sketch of an Assyrian king, robed attendants and a horse-drawn chariot against a gold background with pyramids.

Epoque assyrienne, époque égyptienne : Esquisse pour la salle de dessin de l'école des garçons de la rue Dombasle, 15…

Joseph Jean-Félix Aubert, 1879