Collège Henri IV, Paris, ou Lycée Napoléon (Henry IV College or Napoleon School, Paris)

1864

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image is an etching showing a historic urban landscape from an elevated perspective. The horizon is in the upper third with distant buildings, hills, and ships. An architectural complex with detailed roofs and a central tower is in the foreground. The etching features fine, linear strokes for texture. The color palette is sepia, creating a historic atmosphere. The background shows a bustling cityscape with figures on the streets.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 22 × 41.3 cm (8 11/16 × 16 1/4 in.)
    plate (cut to platemark): 24.5 × 43 cm (9 5/8 × 16 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6148

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 91, State i/xii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Francis Seymour Haden [1818-1910], London; Louis-Remi Garnier [19th century], Paris, (Lugt 2211); Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York City, (Lugt 2770b); (sale, American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, 19 November 1935, lot 138); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1955

  • The Drawing and the Print, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, SC; and Lowe Gallery, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, 1955, no cat.

1982

  • Lessing J. Rosenwald: Tribute to a Collector, NGA, 1982, no. 19, 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

Not signed. Not dated. "SH" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "92a" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "-388-" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65019193

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