La Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (The Notre-Dame Pump)

1852

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

This image showcases an architectural structure on a wooden scaffolding extending into the water. There is an elevated structure with a tall, narrow tower to the left, supported by wooden beams. A bridge leads to a row of buildings in the distance, detailed with multiple stories and sloped roofs. The horizon line is high, with buildings and cathedral towers visible against the sky. The sky is detailed with cloud linework. Birds are faintly visible in the sky. Boats and figures are shown in the river. The artwork is monochromatic, using detailed lines and crosshatching to convey depth and texture, emphasizing architectural features and creating contrast between the sky and structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.2 × 25.2 cm (6 3/4 × 9 15/16 in.)
    sheet (irreg.): 32.1 × 46.9 cm (12 5/8 × 18 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6168

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 26, State x/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Charles W. Dowdeswell [1832-1915], London, (Lugt 690); Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York City, (Lugt 2770b); (sale, American Art Association-Anderson Galleries, Inc., New York, 19 November 1935, lot 128); 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.M." upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "LA POMPE NOTRE-DAME. / 1852." lower center composition, in plate. "A. DELATRE IMP. R.S. JACQUES, 265." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "8" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[illeg.] a616" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65019213

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