1854
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Etchings of Paris: The Symbolical Arms of the City of Paris is a 1854 by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This image shows a black-and-white drawing of a shield-shaped coat of arms. On top is a castle with three towers and a crenelated edge. Below the castle, the shield’s center has a ship sailing on wavy water, with a person standing tall at the front. Around the shield are two leafy branches tied with a ribbon. The ship’s sail is crossed like an "X," which was a common symbol for Paris in old emblems. The top castle looks like a simplified city gate, maybe standing in for the whole city. If you like this kind of detailed city symbolism, check out The Cleveland Museum of Art.
Charles Meryon (sometimes Méryon, 23 November 1821 – 14 February 1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness.
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