La petite pompe, Paris (The Notre Dame Pump, small plate)

Charles Meryon

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of an etching with text and decorative elements. The image features a central inscription surrounded by intricately drawn, winding vines that culminate in two circles, one marked with the letter "P" and the other with "N.D." The text is written in French. At the top, there are two stylized, symmetrical shapes, and at the bottom, a small architectural structure labeled with Roman numerals "MDCCLIV" signifying a year. The composition is framed by these elements.