Les trois cochons couchés devant l'étable (Three Swine Lying In Front of a Sty)

1850

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Karel Dujardin

Artist After, Dutch, 1626 - 1678

The image shows a scene from an elevated point of view, capturing animals and a shelter. The horizon is low with trees, bushes, a cloudy sky, distinct brushstrokes, detailed textures, three resting pigs in the foreground, a simple shelter with a thatched roof behind them, and a sepia color palette creating a warm, vintage feel.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14.7 × 13 cm (5 13/16 × 5 1/8 in.)
    plate: 19.4 × 17.6 cm (7 5/8 × 6 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 23.7 × 21 cm (9 5/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.3123

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 6, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); 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. "d'apres K. du Jardin" lower left margin, graphite, artist's hand. "LD. 6 I" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 1042" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "19A" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.1042/k.294" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64954397

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