College Henri IV
1863
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite with red chalk additions on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 12.8 x 16 cm (5 1/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
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Accession
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.
Markings
"PB" (Philipe Burty collector's stamp), upper right composition, red stamped ink, (Lugt 2071). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
"HAL[LINES]"
Wikidata ID
Q64538724