La Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (The Notre-Dame Pump)

1852

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image depicts a complex structure on wooden stilts over a river. On the left, there is a tower rising above the building complex with slanted roofs. The scene is filled with buildings extending into the distance, with no clear horizon visible. The etching features fine, detailed brushstrokes emphasizing intricate linework capturing textures of stone, wood, and water. The image has a monochromatic palette of sepia tones. Other buildings are densely packed beyond the structures on stilts, including one resembling a cathedral or significant architectural landmark. The water reflects the structures, and a few small boats with figures are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.7 × 24.8 cm (6 9/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.4 × 30.8 cm (9 5/8 × 12 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.26

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 26, State vii/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Frederick Keppel & Co., New York); purchased 1913 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York City; gift to NGA, 1949.

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

"C. Meryon ft. Imp. R. Ne St Etienne-du-Mont 26" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "1852" lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Pompe N.D." lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Eres belle épreuve" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "110.8" lower right margin, brown ink, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65071228

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