Our first trip to the Petit Palais 4-26-15

Today we made our first trip to the Petit Palais, which is a museum that was created for a world exposition around 1899-1900, it houses a number of interesting pieces of art.  Much of it was donated by specific personages and so the collection is a bit eclectic and somewhat below the Louvre in overall quality.

There is a certain flow of historical time beginning around the 17th to 18th century and progressing up through the early 20th century.  Many of the pieces were originally shown at the aforementioned exhibition.   Of particular interest to me, was a beautiful 18th century watch an early pocketwatch;











and a terracotta bust of Benjamin Franklin.

And these are the angels of the horseshoe tournament.