Bain-froid chevrier, dit "de l'École" (Chevrier's Cold-Bath Establishment, Sometimes called the "School-Baths")

1864

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Pierron, French, active 1849-1866

Printer

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black and gold on Hudelist laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13 × 14.5 cm (5 1/8 × 5 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 34.3 × 33.1 cm (13 1/2 × 13 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.6178

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 93, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles W. Dowdeswell [1832-1915], London, (Lugt 690); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; 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

(Charles Meryon's monogram) upper center composition, in plate, artist's hand. "PARIS, MDCCCLXIV" lower left margin, in plate. "Pierron Imp Paris." lower right margin, in plate. "BAIN-FROID CHEVRIER / DIT DE L'ECOLE" lower center margin, in plate. "Eh oui!...BAIN-FROID!" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "Paris 1864" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. (Charles Meryon's monogram) lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "Pierron Imp" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "P12983" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Charles W. Dowdeswell collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 690).

Watermarks

"HUDELIST"

Wikidata ID

Q65019223

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