College Henri IV

1869

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The drawing displays a village scene with buildings on the left. The horizon line is suggested by the alignment of rooftops. The sketch is in pencil with fine lines defining the structures, with touches of orange for detail. The color palette is minimal, mostly natural tones and grey with sparse orange accents. Some vegetation and trees are sketched in the foreground. Various rooftops and buildings are outlined more densely in the background. The top of the paper includes inscriptions, annotations, and a faint sketch of two circular shapes.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    graphite with red chalk additions on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 12.8 x 12.4 cm (5 1/16 x 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6199

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

Exhibition History

1945

  • Architectural Prints, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1945, no cat.

Bibliography

1974

  • Burke, J., CM PRINTS & DRWGS., New Haven, CT: 1974, 77.

Inscriptions

"autre partie du grand / dessin complete sur / place. CM / 1869" upper right composition, brown ink, artist's hand. "H et de niveau avec G" upper right composition, graphite, unknown hand. "A." upper left composition, graphite, unknown hand. "Study by C. Meryon / for details of his etching / College Henri IV." / LD 43 / W 58 / (From the Burty collection) verso, center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "315/50" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q64538727

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