Charles Meryon

1858

after Léopold Flameng

Associated Names
Léopold Flameng

Artist After, French, 1831 - 1911

The image shows a man reclining on a bed. He has dark, medium-length hair, a beard, and a mustache. He is wearing a long-sleeved top and partially covered with a blanket. The room is simply furnished, with a metal bed frame visible. The man is lying on a bed with a pillow behind him. The background shows a textured wall surface. The lighting casts a shadow of the man on the wall. The etching style emphasizes shadows and textures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    photogravure on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 29.9 × 37.4 cm (11 3/4 × 14 3/4 in.)
    plate: 22.2 × 27 cm (8 3/4 × 10 5/8 in.)
    image: 18.2 × 24.2 cm (7 3/16 × 9 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3733

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Beraldi, no. 369

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1885

  • Beraldi, Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris, 1885-1892: Henri. Les graveurs du XIXe siecle, guide de l'amateur d'estampes modernes. 12 vols. Paris: Librairie L. Conquet, 1885-1892.

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image: CHARLES MÉRYON / 1858; at bottom in graphite: facsimile of charcoal drawing by Léopold Flameng done at Charenton 1858. (second state, with title) CH319; verso: none

Markings

none

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q64959850

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