Le stryge (The Vampire)
1853
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Printer, French, 1822 - 1907
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Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on green laid paper
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Credit Line
Gift of Myron A. Hofer in memory of his mother, Mrs. Charles Hofer
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Dimensions
plate: 16.8 × 12.9 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
sheet: 25.6 × 19 cm (10 1/16 × 7 1/2 in.) -
Accession
1945.6.2
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Catalogue Raisonné
Schneiderman 1990, no. 27, State v/x
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Myron A. Hofer [1893-1963]; gift to NGA, 1945.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1995
Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The Vampire.
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
"CM" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon del. sculp. / MDCCCLIII" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "A. Delâtre imp. rue de la bucherie. 6." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Insatiable vampire l'éternelle Luxure / Sur la Grande Cité convoite sa pâture." lower center margin, in plate, artist's hand. "C.M." lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "77217" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "3032" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q65071219