La Rue des Mauvais Garçons, Paris (The Street of the Bad Boys)
1854
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Printer, French, 1821 - 1868
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on wove paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 12.5 × 9.7 cm (4 15/16 × 3 13/16 in.)
sheet: 19.5 × 15 cm (7 11/16 × 5 7/8 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.6149
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Catalogue Raisonné
Schneiderman 1990, no. 38, State iii/iii
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Alfred Beurdeley [1847-1919], Paris, (Lugt 421); George M. La Monte [1863-1927], Bound Brook, NJ, (Lugt 1181c); (his sale, by the American Art Association, New York, 4 April 1928); (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co., Ltd.); purchased by Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], 1928; gift to NGA, 1943.
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
"C.M." lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Meryon Imp. Rue Ne St. Etienne-du Mont 26." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Quel mortal habitair, En ce gîte si sombre? Qui donc là se cachait, dans la nuit et Dans l'ombre? Etait-ce la Vertu, Pauvre, silenciuse? Le creime, diras-tu Quelqu' ame vicieuse...Ah! Ma foi, je l'ignore; Si tu veux le savoir, Curieux, vas y voir Il en est temps encore. Paris Mars...LIV" upper composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "La Rue des Mauvais Garçons / (from the P Burty + Beurdeley collections)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "98IV" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.D. 27 III" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c10735" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "127/76" verso lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "39 La rue des mauvais garçons.-Lo. etat." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "21" [underlined], verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "2120" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "790" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "7" [encircled] verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"PB" (Philippe Burty collector's stamp) lower left margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 2071). (Alfred II Beurdeley collector's stamp) lower left margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 421). (George M. La Monte collector's stamp) lower right margin, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1181c). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q65019194