The statue of Étienne Marcel next to Paris’ city hall.

The bronze statue of Étienne Marcel by sculptor Antonin Idrac next to l’Hôtel de Ville. Marcel was provost of the merchants of Paris in the reign of King Jean le Bon, from 1354 to 1358. In the background is l’église Saint-Gervais.

Photographs of l’Hôtel de Ville.