Chateau de Chenonceau, 1re planche (The Chateau of Chenonceau, 1st plate)

1856

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12 × 20.2 cm (4 3/4 × 7 15/16 in.)
    plate: 13.4 × 21.8 cm (5 1/4 × 8 9/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 24 × 31.3 cm (9 7/16 × 12 5/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1958.8.109

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 61, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Atherton Curtis [1863-1943], Paris, (Lugt 94); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1958.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1924

  • Delteil, Loys and Harold J.L. Wright. Catalogue raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon. New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924.

1990

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints by Charles Meryon. London: Garton & Co., 1990.

Inscriptions

None.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65222217

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