Inscription
"C. Meryon del. sculp. imp. Rue Ne. St. Etienne du Mont 26." lower left margin, in plate. artist's hand. "Paris 1853" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "7" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "W. 9 I / LD. 25 III" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "18" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "NHO 0" [0 is stricken] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "9814" verso, upper left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Marks and Labels
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (George M. La Monte collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1181c).
Provenance
George M. La Monte [1863-1927], Bound Brook, NJ, (Lugt 1181c); (sale, American Art Association, New York, 4 April 1928, lot 156); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Exhibition History
- 1945
- Prints from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, John Herron Art Institute, Indianapolis, IN, 1945, no. 82.
- 1959
- Old Master Prints from the Rosenwald Collection, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1959.
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.
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