Ancienne porte du Palais de Justice, Paris (Old Gate of the Palace of Justice, Paris)

1854

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on Jan Kool laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 8.8 × 8.6 cm (3 7/16 × 3 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 47.2 × 32 cm (18 9/16 × 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.6157

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 34B, State ii/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

"Paris. C. Meryon. fit. MDCCCLIV. Imp. Rue Ne. St. Etienne-du-Mont. No 26." lower composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon / LD 19III. Old Gate of the Palais de Justice, Paris" lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.6035" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "6" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"J KOOL"

Wikidata ID

Q65019201

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