Titre des eaux-fortes sur Paris (Title Page to the Set of Etchings of Paris)

1852

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image is a drawing of a book cover. The cover features large text reading "Eaux-Fortes sur Paris par C. Meryon," accompanied by the date "MDCCCLII". The background is textured blue, with the text printed in black with a shadowy effect. The border is uneven, with an etched or engraved embellishment at the top in the shape of a spiral. The design and typography suggest an old, historical style. The cover gives a sense of antiquity and classical artistry, being both administrative and decorative.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on blue wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.6 × 12.5 cm (6 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 48.5 × 33.4 cm (19 1/8 × 13 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6156

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 22, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York, (Lugt 2770b); 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

"EAUX-FORTES / SUR / PARIS / pur / C. MERYON. / MDCCCLII" center composition, in plate. "[illeg.]" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "2928" [underlined] verso, center left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65019200

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