La galerie Notre-Dame, Paris (The Gallery of Notre Dame, Paris)

1853

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image displays a Gothic colonnade with tall columns leading to a cityscape in the distance. The horizon is low, showing urban rooftops and towers under a cloudy sky. The archway has intricate carvings and details, depicted with precise brushstrokes for depth and texture. The color scheme is primarily sepia. In the foreground, there are stones and steps, emphasizing the grandeur of the architecture. The view extends to the city against the cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on green laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Miss Ellen T. Bullard

  • Dimensions

    image: 27.3 × 16.1 cm (10 3/4 × 6 5/16 in.)
    plate: 28 × 17.3 cm (11 × 6 13/16 in.)
    sheet: 37.6 × 26 cm (14 13/16 × 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1941.4.6

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 29, State iii/vi

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Miss Ellen T. Bullard [1865-1959], Boston; gift 1941 to NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1995

  • Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The Gallery of Notre-Dame, Paris.

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 del. sculp 1853" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp. Rue Ne St Etienne-du-Mont 26" lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q64954391

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