Les Halles, by Léon Lhermitte
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The Painting
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/Les Halles/, by the naturalist painter Léon Lhermitte, represents the main
market of Paris at the end of the nineteenth century. It was ordered in 1889
for the City Hall of Paris.

It was stored for a long time at the museum Petit Palais of Paris, and was
restored in 2014 and lent to the museum of Civilization of Québec.

About this image
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This image is a high resolution photograph or scan of the painting, taken
during the restoration, which was published on zoom.it, where it could be
downloaded by pieces and combined back to one piece.

More information
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You can find more information:

* about the painter on [Wikipedia][wp];
* about the painting on [the city of Paris' website][paris].

[wp]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A9on_Augustin_Lhermitte
    "Wikipedia article about Léon Lhermitte"
[paris]: http://www.paris.fr/accueil/accueil-paris-fr/le-retour-des-halles-au-petit-palais/rub_1_actu_140518_port_24329
    "Paris website page about the restoration of the painting les Halles by Léon Lhermitte"