Study for "Le Petit Pont"
probably c. 1850
Artist, French, 1821 - 1868
Charles Meryon

Artwork overview
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Medium
graphite on laid paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall (approximate): 8.4 x 18 cm (3 5/16 x 7 1/16 in.)
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Accession Number
1943.3.6191
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Philippe Burty [1830-1890], Paris, (Lugt 2071); Bernard B. MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Associated Names
Inscriptions
"2 extremite d[illeg.] qui / l'epreuve la 1er maison [illeg.] / le pont [illeg.] IIeme" upper center composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "(a) bande d'amames- mon zine de [illeg,] / toute cette l'arche le [illeg.] est très dégradée" lower composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "très dégradée" lower center composition, graphite, artist's hand. [illegible inscription] lower right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "a le [illeg.] IIeme." upper right composition, graphite, artist's hand. "Study by C. Meryon / of details of his etching / Le Petit Pont / LD 24" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "(from the Burty collection)" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
Markings
"PB" (Philippe Burty collector's stamp) lower right composition, red stamped ink, (Lugt 2071).
Watermarks
None.
Wikidata ID
Q64538717