Two Boats for "L'Abside de Notre-Dame de Paris"

probably c. 1854

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 8.7 x 12.8 cm (3 7/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.9318

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "10" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Two small Seine boats / (from the Burt, + Heywood / collections) / ? studies for details in L'Abside / or Pont au Change?" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"PB" (Philippe Burty collector's stamp) lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 2071). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped three times, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Bernard B. MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64538733

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