Armes symboliques de la ville de Paris (Symbolical Arms of the City of Paris)
1854
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
plate: 13.6 × 11.1 cm (5 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
sheet: 17.5 × 14.4 cm (6 7/8 × 5 11/16 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.6159
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Catalogue Raisonné
Schneiderman 1990, no. 36, State iv/v
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
"C. Meryon. ft." lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "MDCCCLIV" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "Imp Rue Ne St. Etienne du Mont. 26." lower center margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Arms of Paris" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.D. 21 III" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c.11328" 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
[crown with shield] "HP"
Wikidata ID
Q65019203