Moliere's Tomb, probably c. 1854

Not on View

Medium

graphite on laid paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 24.3 x 13.6 cm (9 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Accession Number

1943.3.6204

Artists / Makers

Charles Meryon (artist) French, 1821 - 1868

Image Use

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Inscription

Not signed. Not dated. "le bord du V 2" lower left composition, graphite, artist's hand. "Pencil study by C Meryon / for his etching / Tombeau de Moliere / LD 40" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "SAI" verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(Haden coll) verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink.

Provenance

LJR (Lugt Supp.1760b)

Associated Names

Rosenwald, Lessing Julius