Small black-and-white etching of a gothic stone building with three pointed towers, framed in a circle with radiating lines and a winged figure above.

Old Gate of the Palais de Justice, Charles Meryon, 1854

A small etching shows a stone building with three pointed towers and a central arched doorway, framed within a circular vignette. Radiating hatched lines surround the towers, and a winged figure hovers above the roofs against a dark sky.

Artist: Charles Meryon
Date: 1854
Medium: Etching and drypoint in black ink on paper
Source: Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size: 2828 × 3200 px

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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1854).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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