LSE4313559 The coconut merchant (refreshing drink flavoured with liquorice) and its picturesque fountain were among the familiar figures of the Parisian street in the 19th and early 20th century. Painting by Augusta Le Baron Desves (1804-?) , oil on canvas, 1843. 19th century, art francais. Musee Carnavalet, Paris. by Baron-Desves, Augusta Le (1804-c.1894); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; (add.info.: The coconut merchant (refreshing drink flavoured with liquorice) and its picturesque fountain were among the familiar figures of the Parisian street in the 19th and early 20th century. Painting by Augusta Le Baron Desves (1804-?) , oil on canvas, 1843. 19th century, art francais. Musee Carnavalet, Paris.); Photo by Leonard de Selva.