He painted both large historical canvases and small cabinet pieces.

He also painted small canvases depicting scenes of plays, with attention to the landscape.

Many artists painted canvases from this stretch of the Seine during the 1880s.

He was active in quadratura, but also painted canvases with landscapes.

Jean Laronze (see above) was also there in 1904 for the same reason and painted several canvases during his stay.

Two of the interior walls were painted canvas, and the others only more substantial so they could support the catwalks necessary for the fight.

They painted canvases which the army used to mask artillery and troop movements from view.

In his lifetime, he painted some seven-thousand sketches and canvases.

"I came back and painted 18-foot canvases," he says.

He painted canvases that look like ruined walls - rough, torn and stained.