Seated Female Figure for "San Francisco", probably c. 1856

Not on View

Medium

graphite on wove paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 16.2 x 17.2 cm (6 3/8 x 6 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.6202

Artists / Makers

Charles Meryon (artist) French, 1821 - 1868

Image Use

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Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "SASNM" center right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "Study of a detail in the etching / of San Francisco by C. Meryon / LD 73." verso, center 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