René Laudonnière Sablais (De Burdigale)

1861

Charles Meryon after Crispijn de Passe I

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Abraham Beillet

Printer, French, active 1850 - 1876

Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist After, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image is an etching of a man shown from the chest up within an oval frame. The man is facing forward with distinct facial features, a prominent nose, a pointed mustache, and a beard following his jawline. His hair is short and curly, styled away from his forehead. He wears a high-collared shirt with a decorative pattern visible beneath a doublet featuring puffed sleeves and decorative buttons. The outer frame includes decorations of fruit, vines, and leaves. Text in a stylized font appears above and below the oval frame. The background features detailed textures and lines as part of the etching design.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, drypoint, and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13 × 9.5 cm (5 1/8 × 3 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 30.8 × 22.3 cm (12 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6183

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 78, 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

(Charles Meryon's monogram) lower center composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Meryon-" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "MDCCCLXI" lower center composition, in plate. "RENE DE BURDIGALE SR DE LAUDONNAIRE SABLAIS" center composition, in plate. "SI DIEV ME GARDE / IIRAY A FIN" lower center composition, in plate. "daprès Crispin de Pas" lower left margin, in plate. [Latin inscription] lower center composition, in plate. "A. Beillet Imp Quai de la Tournelle, 35, Paris." lower right margin, in plate. "EE2537" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "W80" upper right 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).

Watermarks

[shield] "AM"

Wikidata ID

Q65019251

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