Plan du Combat de Sinope (Plan of the Battle of Sinope)

1853

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

This is a drawing of a historical chart or map of a maritime battle or event near a coastal town labeled "Sinope." The drawing shows a detailed map of a coastal area with several ships marked in the water, positioned at various distances from the shore. The coastline is outlined with distinct bends, and the city of Sinope is depicted with rectangles and polygons, possibly indicating buildings or fortifications. Next to the city are markings representing ruins and a labeled area potentially showing a lake or inland water body. Alongside the map are labels and notes in French, listing ships identified by letters such as A, B, C, etc., with associated notes on their types or states. A compass rose is included for navigational reference, and depth lines illustrated by dashed lines show changes in seabed depth.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching with watercolor additions on Van Gelder laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 18.3 × 26.3 cm (7 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 26.6 × 36.3 cm (10 1/2 × 14 5/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6207

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 32, State i/ii

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

"C. Meryon sculp" upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "A Delâtre Imp. Rue de la Bucherie no 6." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "See dedication at back" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Mes souhaits de / Nouvel An / à Monsieur et Madame / Vildieu. / C. M." verso, upper left sheet, brown ink, artist's hand. "a84338" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "ox" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "32" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

[crown] Van Gelder Zonen

Wikidata ID

Q65019234

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