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Shield with the coat of arms of Paris with city gates and French lilies and sailing ship
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Shield with the coat of arms of Paris with city gates and French lilies and sailing ship

Charles Meryon · 1854 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Shield with the coat of arms of Paris crowned with a row of four city gates. The upper edge of the shield is decorated with French lilies. Below is a sailing ship on the sea depicted. The shield is placed between an oak branch and an olive branch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printsailing-ship, sailing-boatfleur-de-lis ~ ornamentParis
Credit lineSchild met wapen van Parijs met stadspoorten en Franse lelies en zeilschip. 1854. Charles Meryon. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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