Tikao, naturel d'Akaroa

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Medium

ink and graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall: 17 x 13.9 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.6194

Artists / Makers

Charles Meryon (artist) French, 1821 - 1868

Image Use

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Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "TIKAO, naturel d'Akaroa (Nouv. Zilande" lower center composition, graphite, unknown hand. "Drawing of a New Zealand chief / by C. Meryon / (From the De Salicis collection)" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c.1379-K407" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "8" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 1370" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). "BM" (Bernard MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394).

Provenance

Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius