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Etching of a columned Paris building with carriages below and dark winged creatures flying through a cloudy sky above.

Place de la Concorde with flying dragons over the Ministère de la Marine

An etching of the columned facade of the Ministère de la Marine on the Place de la Concorde, with an obelisk and carriages on the square below. Dark winged creatures, resembling dragons, horses and fish, swarm across a cloudy sky above the building.

Artist
Charles Méryon
Date
[1866]
Medium
Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3550 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1866.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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