L.J.-Marie Bizeul, a Breton Archaeologist

1861

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Abraham Beillet

Printer, French, active 1850 - 1876

Charles Meryon

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, engraving, and drypoint on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 12.2 × 10.5 cm (4 13/16 × 4 1/8 in.)
    plate: 17.1 × 12 cm (6 3/4 × 4 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.1 × 23.4 cm (11 7/8 × 9 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6181

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 79, State v/v

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

"C.M. sculpt 1861." lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Beillet Paris." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "BIZEUL / (LOUIS: JACQUES: MARIE) / 1860" lower center margin, in plate. "75E ANNÉE DE SON AGE" upper center composition, in plate. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019226

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