Le stryge (The Vampire)

1853

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

Charles Meryon

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of R. Horace Gallatin

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.9 × 12.9 cm (6 5/8 × 5 1/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 27 × 19.2 cm (10 5/8 × 7 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1949.1.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 27, State v/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Hahlo & Co., New York); purchased 1914 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York City; gift to NGA, 1949.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2009

  • The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010

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. Delâtremimp. 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, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Markings

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

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65071230

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