Porte d'un ancien couvent, Rue Mirabeau, à Bourges (Doorway of an Ancient Convent, in the Rue Mirabeau, Bourges)

1851

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

This is a drawing of a gothic-style architectural doorway. The image depicts an ornate arched entrance with intricately detailed carvings surrounding the frame. The arch has a pointed peak characteristic of Gothic architecture, and there are wooden or stone columns supporting the structure. The entrance features steps leading up to it, and there are rectangular panels flanking the door. The drawing is done in a monochromatic scheme using pen and ink, with fine lines adding texture and shading to the details of the architectural elements. The composition captures the grandeur and craftsmanship typically found in historical European architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Japanese wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.8 × 11.1 cm (6 5/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 18.4 × 12.2 cm (7 1/4 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6210

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 21, State i/iv

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Aglaüs Bouvenne [1829-1903], Paris, (Lugt 361); Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 413); Francis Seymour Haden [1818-1910], London; Clendenin J. Ryan [1881-1939], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., New York, 18 January 1940, lot 187); 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

Not signed. Not dated. "B. 55. W. 33." lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Haden" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "66a" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

(Philippe Burty collector's stamp) lower left margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 413). (Aglaüs Bouvenne collector's stamp) lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 361). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019236

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