François Viète
1861
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Printer, French, active 1850 - 1876

Artwork overview
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Medium
etching on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
image: 18 × 10 cm (7 1/16 × 3 15/16 in.)
plate: 19 × 11.1 cm (7 1/2 × 4 3/8 in.)
sheet: 30.8 × 22.3 cm (12 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.) -
Accession
1943.3.6184
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Catalogue Raisonné
Schneiderman 1990, no. 80, State viii/ix
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
"Meryon" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. Not dated. "François Viète" lower composition, in plate. "A. Beillet, Imp" lower left composition, in plate. "A + B + C" center right composition, in plate. "(EE2538)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "W75 / VIII" upper right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Markings
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Watermarks
[partial crest]
Wikidata ID
Q65019252