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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, Paris, with the Admiralty building being attacked by flying dragons, fish and horses. Etching by C. Meryon, 1866.

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

Español: Plaza de la Concordia con dragones voladores sobre el Ministerio de Marina

Un aguafuerte de la fachada con columnas del Ministerio de Marina en la Plaza de la Concordia, con un obelisco y carruajes en la plaza de abajo. Criaturas aladas oscuras, que parecen dragones, caballos y peces, surcan un cielo nublado sobre el edificio.

Português: Praça da Concórdia com dragões voadores sobre o Ministério da Marinha

Uma gravura em metal da fachada com colunas do Ministério da Marinha na Praça da Concórdia, com um obelisco e carruagens na praça abaixo. Criaturas aladas escuras, que lembram dragões, cavalos e peixes, atravessam um céu nublado acima do edifício.

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