Le Petit Pont, Paris
1850
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Artwork overview
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Medium
etching and engraving on green laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 25.6 × 18.9 cm (10 1/16 × 7 7/16 in.)
sheet: 27.7 × 20.4 cm (10 7/8 × 8 1/16 in.)
mount: 47.7 × 32 cm (18 3/4 × 12 5/8 in.) -
Accession
1949.5.78
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Catalogue Raisonné
Schneiderman 1990, no. 20, State iv/ix
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Ministère de l'Intérieur, Paris; Albert W. Scholle [1860-1917], New York City, (Lugt 2923a); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1949.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1982
Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 21, repro.
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.M." upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "D-W 24-III-of 9" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Preserve this mount / important [underlined]" lower left mount, graphite, unknown hand. "118f" lower right mount, graphite, unknown hand. "20" lower center mount, graphite, unknown hand. "2e Etat (Boureau" lower right mount, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Albert W. Scholle collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 2923a). (unidentified collector's stamp) verso, purple stamped ink. (Ministère de l'Intérieur stamp) lower right mount, blind stamp, (Lugt 1816d). (Ministère de l'Intérieur collector's stamp) lower right mount, black stamped ink, (Lugt 5897).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q65071284