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Esquisses pour les églises Saint-Gervais et Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile : La Prudence - La Justice - La Force - La Tempérance - Les sept oeuvres de miséricorde, between 1843 and 1868. Sketch for the interior of the church of Saint-Gervais. The seven works of corporal mercy according to Catholic tradition address the physical needs of the poor. These include feeding the hungry, visiting the imprisoned, burying the dead, clothing the naked, caring for the sick, giving shelter to travelers, and offering drink to the thirsty. Sketch for the interior of the church of Saint-Louis-en-l'Ile. The Virtues: Prudence - Justice - Force - Temperance. Sketches mounted in the same frame before 1889 (cf. Chaix, ed. Civ., T.II, 1889).