Armes symboliques de la ville de Paris (Symbolical Arms of the City of Paris)

Charles Meryon

National Gallery of Art

This is a drawing of a coat of arms featuring a three-masted ship. The image depicts an ornate heraldic shield with a detailed illustration of a sailing ship in full sail, navigating across calm waters. Above the ship, there is a band decorated with multiple fleur-de-lis symbols. The top of the shield is crowned with an architectural design resembling a fortification or battlement. Flanking the shield, laurel branches are intertwined and tied together at the bottom. The entire composition is finely drawn, showing careful attention to detail and symmetrical arrangement.