Boats on River with Masts

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Charles Meryon

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.6 x 29.4 cm (6 15/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6200


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1950

  • Masterpieces of Drawing: Diamond Jubilee Exhibition, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1950-1951, no. 87, repro.

Inscriptions

"C. Meryon" lower right composition, brown ink, artist's hand. Not dated. "Seine barges / by C Meryon" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(from the Burty + Heywood / collections)" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 1366/ K.406" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "3" verso, lower center sheet graphite, unknown hand. "K406" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "c 1366" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Con 2544" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"PB" (Philippe 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). "BM" (Bernard MacGeorge collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 394).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64538728


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