L'arche du Pont Notre-Dame, Paris (An Arch of the Notre-Dame Bridge, Paris)

1853

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid green paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.4 × 16.8 cm (4 7/8 × 6 5/8 in.)
    plate: 15.1 × 19.5 cm (5 15/16 × 7 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 15.9 × 20.4 cm (6 1/4 × 8 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.6162

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 28, State iv/vii


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

George M. La Monte [1863-1927], Bound Brook, NJ, (Lugt 1181c); (sale, American Art Association, New York, 4 April 1928, lot 156); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 82.

1959

  • Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.

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. Meryon del. sculp. imp. Rue Ne. St. Etienne du Mont 26." lower left margin, in plate. artist's hand. "Paris 1853" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "7" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "W. 9 I / LD. 25 III" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "18" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "NHO 0" [0 is stricken] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "9814" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (George M. La Monte collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1181c).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019206


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