Entrée du Couvent des Capucins français à Athenes (Entrance to the French Capuchin Convent at Athens)

1854

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

The image shows an etching of architectural ruins with two figures walking through an arched doorway. The focus is on intricate architectural details, including a columned structure with elaborate carvings on the right and a tall stone archway on the left. The etching technique uses fine lines and cross-hatching to depict texture and depth. The color palette is dark sepia tones, emphasizing light and shadow.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 17.7 × 11.1 cm (6 15/16 × 4 3/8 in.)
    plate: 19.1 × 12.4 cm (7 1/2 × 4 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 23.5 × 15.2 cm (9 1/4 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6208

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 50, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Theodore DeWitt [19th century]; 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

Not signed. Not dated. "15" [encircled] verso, lower center sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "Theo Dewitt" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Wikidata ID

Q65019235

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