This small Compigné medallion depicts an urban view. It is executed in gouache and accented with gold on stamped tin sheets. The medallion offers a view of the port of Bordeaux from the Quai des Farines, as indicated by the cartouche placed at the bottom. In the foreground, four sedan chairs are seen on the left, while merchants and sailors unload barrels lined up along the quay. The façades of the houses line the left side, closing the perspective, while boats are moored on the right, accompanied by a few small craft. In this painting, the entire composition was stamped and then entirely heightened with gold. The sky is executed in gouache. The composition is surrounded by a beaded frieze and set in a gilt-bronze frame, itself mounted within a rectangular surround covered in red velvet.