François Viète

1861

Charles Meryon, after Jean Rabel

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Abraham Beillet

Printer, French, active 1850 - 1876

Jean Rabel

Artist After, French, c. 1545 - 1603

The image shows a man standing upright, wearing a long, ornate robe with intricate patterns and a detailed collar. His hair is curly, and he has a full beard and mustache. The man is holding a scroll in his left hand with the letters "A + B = C" written on it and gesturing towards his chest with his right hand. The background is plain with an arch shape framing it. At the bottom of the image, there is a decorative coat of arms, and the name "François Viète" is inscribed below. A spherical object is visible on the ground to his left.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • 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 Number

    1943.3.6184

  • 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

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