College Henri IV

1863

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image is a pencil sketch depicting an architectural scene with a Gothic-style tower to the left. A hill and buildings are visible in the background. The drawing shows delicate and precise line work in soft pencil against an off-white paper background. Handwritten annotations at the top indicate the year 1883.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with red chalk additions on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.8 x 16 cm (5 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6198

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1945

  • Architectural Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945, no cat.

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

Bibliography

1974

  • Burke, J., CM PRINTS & DRWGS., New Haven, CT: 1974, 76.

Inscriptions

"Grand dessin a une echelle un peu plus grande, complete / sur place / C.M. / 1863" upper composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "Study by C. Meryon / for details of his etching / College Henri IV / LD 43 / W 58 / (From the Burty collection) verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "6/1." verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64538724

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