Armand Guéraud

1862

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image shows a man's bust, with the upper half of his body visible in a formal pose. He has a full beard and mustache, with curly or wavy, receding hair. The man is wearing a suit with a high collared shirt and a bow tie. Around him are books and scrolls with various titles visible, such as "CODE" and "LOIS." The background features a library or study with shelves full of books and writing implements.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving in black and red on laid paper [printed from 2 plates]

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.2 × 13.2 cm (6 3/8 × 5 3/16 in.)
    sheet: 27.2 × 21.4 cm (10 11/16 × 8 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1977.35.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 82, State iii/v & 83 ix/xiv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(James A. Bergquist, Newton Centre, MA); purchased by the NGA, 1977.

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

(Charles Meryon's monogram) lower center composition, red ink, artist's hand. "MERYON. INV. SCULP" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "MERYON Imp. r Duperré 20." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "PARIS / MDCCCLXII" lower center composition, in plate. Verso: none.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65566615

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