La Pompe Marchande du Cours-la-Reine by Jean-Baptiste Bizard. A bustling early 19th-century outdoor scene in a Parisian park featuring a large merchant's pump surrounded by people and children under a canopy of trees.

La Pompe Marchande du Cours-la-Reine

Jean-Baptiste Bizard

1802 · Medium Not Listed

A lively and charming 1802 scene of daily life and commerce at the Cours-la-Reine in Paris.

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Where it works

A balanced artwork with steady presence with warm, lived-in color — asks little of the space around it.

Often works in
Dining Room · Living Room · Study
Placement
Strong over sofas, beds, buffets, or wider open walls
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Benefits from light or mid-tone surroundings
Color notes
Charcoal black, Rich brown, Aged gold

About the piece

Painted in 1802 by Jean-Baptiste Bizard, this vibrant work captures the social energy of Napoleonic-era Paris. Figures in fashionable Empire-style attire and local workers gather around a large wooden merchant's pump, set against the dramatic shadows of a towering tree and the soft, golden light of the afternoon sky.