Study for "Le Petit Pont"

probably c. 1850

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Charles Meryon

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 6.9 x 12.4 cm (2 11/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6192

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

Not signed. Not dated. "(1) lateau de Hanchissante. / (a) escape jeteé sur [illeg.]-" lower center composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "(1)" upper left composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "a" upper center composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "Study by C. Meryon / of details of his etching / Le Petit Pont; LD 26 / (from the Burty coll)" verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "7" verso, upper right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"PB" (Philippe Burty collector's stamp), lower right margin, red stamped ink, (Lugt 2071). "LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q64538718

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