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Sketch of a couple holding hands by a village well, with a blacksmith forge and women drawing water in the background.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Les fiançailles

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1883

Autumn vineyard landscape with a worker and cart on a path, rolling hills and a distant town under a hazy sky, framed by tree

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagneux : paysage d'automne

Paul Steck, 1902

Painted sketch of a classical wedding: a veiled bride and a young man in white drapery join hands before a standing woman.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 2ème : Le Mariage

Georges Moreau de Tours, 1880

Painted sketch of a white-robed figure teaching bearded men and youths on temple steps between tall columns.

Esquisse pour l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette : Jésus parmi les Docteurs

Michel-Martin Drölling, 1837

Night street in Bagneux with two silhouetted figures walking past old stone houses under a dark blue sky.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Bagneux : rue Etienne Dolet, paysage

Paul Steck, 1907

Loose oil sketch of allegorical figures and cherubs in clouds above a crowd of men and a reclining woman.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Pantin : La Paix et la Ville de Pantin (plafond)

François Schommer, 1886

Painted lunette of seated Saint Ambrose with mitre, halo and open book, framed by gold and blue scrollwork.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Ambroise : Saint Ambroise

Joseph-Frédéric-Charles Soulacroix, 1866

Painted tympanum design of a crowned seated woman labeled Eloquentia, with gold scrollwork and a blue starred medallion.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Ambroise : L'éloquence

Joseph-Frédéric-Charles Soulacroix, 1866

Oil sketch of Christ crucified with mourning figures at the foot of the cross against a dark sky, in a gilt frame.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Eustache : Le Christ sur la Croix, Jésus crucifié

Émile Signol, 1856

Painting of men lowering Christ's body from the cross, with mourning women holding torches under a dark sky.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Eustache : L'ensevelissement du Christ, Jésus descendu de la Croix

Émile Signol, 1856

Framed design of Christ with glowing Sacred Heart between two angels holding scrolls, beneath Gothic arches.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Joseph : Le Sacré-Coeur

Savinien Petit, 1874

Gilded lunette painting showing scenes from the life of Saint Laurence in three tiers, with angels, martyrdom and procession

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Laurent : La vie de Saint-Laurent

Jean-Paul-Etienne Balze, 1870

Painting of a dying crowned king in bed attended by clergy, a kneeling figure and a knight with a red cross in a dim interior

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Louis d'Antin : La Mort de saint Louis

Pierre-Paul-Léon Glaize, 1869

Arched painting of Christ blessing children surrounded by kneeling women and men, with trees and a sunset city in the backgro

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile : Laissez venir à moi les petits enfants

Charles Emile Hippolyte Lecomte-Vernet, 1862

Painting of a bearded carpenter at a workbench beside a young boy holding a set square, with a mountain view through a window

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis : Saint Joseph et l'Enfant

Jules Richomme, 1870

Painting of Saint Vincent de Paul distributing bread to a crowd of poor people while angels hold a banner above.

Esquisse pour l'église de la Trinité : Saint Vincent de Paul secourant les Lorrains après la guerre de 1637

Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, 1873

Oil sketch of the Nativity with Mary, the Christ Child, Joseph and kneeling Magi offering gifts in a dark stable.

Esquisse pour l'église de Vanves : L'Adoration des Mages

Oscar-Pierre Mathieu, 1875

Painted sketch of two seated winged angels flanking a dark domed architectural silhouette against a pale blue sky.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Etienne-du-Mont : Deux anges assis

Paul-Félix Guerie, 1874

Oil sketch of a religious ceremony in a columned temple, with a gold-robed priest, kneeling figures and onlookers on steps.

Esquisse pour l'église Notre-Dame-de-Lorette : Consécration de la Vierge

Auguste Jean Baptiste Vinchon, 1836

Sketch of a church interior with a priest at the altar, kneeling figures, a baptism at a font, and light rays from above.

Esquisse pour l'église Sainte-Elisabeth : Les sept Sacrements

Paul Jourdy, 1844

Loose oil sketch of the Assumption: a radiant figure ascends among angels while kneeling people look up below.

Esquisse pour l'église Notre-Dame-de-la-Croix : L'Assomption

Xavier-Alphonse Monchablon, 1882

Painting of the Seine with the Tuileries palace, Pont Royal, shaded riverbank trees, fishermen and boats under a pale sky.

Les Tuileries et le Pont Royal, vus du Cours-la-Reine

Jean-Baptiste-François Génillion, 1783

Painting of boatmen jousting on a river beneath a bridge lined with houses and spectators, under a cloudy sky.

La joute des mariniers, entre le pont Notre-Dame et le pont au Change

Nicolas Jean-Baptiste Raguenet, 1751

Painting of a multi-arched stone bridge over a river with smoke rising from the piers and crowds watching from the banks.

Le décintrement du pont de Neuilly, le 22 septembre 1772

Hubert Robert, 1775

Painting of a woman reading music while a man in a straw hat plays guitar beside a garden fountain and sphinx statue.

La Leçon de musique

François Boucher

Loose oil sketch of a young woman with a blowing teal shawl holding a wooden basket in a snowy winter landscape.

Esquisse pour le salon des Lettres de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Cigale

Albert Maignan, 1890

Study showing a mother and child by cottages on the left and a soldier with a cannon on the right, with a blank central panel

Esquisse pour la mairie de Saint-Maur-des-Fossés : Maternité et Patrie - La défense de la Patrie

Paul-Albert Baudouin, 1883

Sketch of two seated women with work tools beneath an ornate frieze reading TRAVAIL, above wooden wall panels.

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 15e arrondissement : Le travail

Léon Comerre, 1884

Painting of a quarry landscape with seated figures, a grazing horse, and factory chimneys, above a drawn fireplace design.

Esquisse pour la mairie de Vanves : Les carrières - Le jour du repos

Jean Joseph Enders, 1902

Sketch of a harbor quay with ancient-dressed figures, masted boats, barrels and cargo sacks under a warm pale sky.

Esquisse pour la salle d'audience du tribunal de commerce de Paris : Les Nautes parisiens à l'époque gallo-romaine

Paul Louis Delance, 1890

Oil sketch of a nude woman in a studio holding a brush and mallet, with plaster casts and crates around her.

Esquisse pour le salon des Arts de l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La Sculpture

Joseph Fortuné Layraud, 1892

Oil sketch of a haloed saint beside a dying woman on a white bed, with angels above and mourners kneeling below.

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Augustin : La mort de sainte Monique

Diogène Maillart, 1874