Rouen Illustré: Les Nouveaux Quais-L'Ile La Croix

Auguste Louis Lepère

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image shows two black and white sketches of a waterfront scene. The top sketch depicts a large body of water with several boats and ships docked along the shore. A large pile of lumber is in the center of the sketch. There are several buildings in the background, including a church with a tall steeple. People are standing on the shore and on the boats. The bottom sketch shows a similar waterfront scene with a body of water and several boats. There are people standing on the shore and on the boats. Buildings line the shore in the background. Both sketches are done in a detailed, realistic style with many lines and shading. The artist's signature is visible in the bottom right corner of the lower sketch.