L'ancien Louvre d'après une peinture de Zeeman, 1651 (The Old Louvre, from a Painting by Zeeman, 1651)

1866

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman

Artist After, Dutch, 1623 or 1624 - 1664

The image shows a historic riverbank view. A grand building complex, likely the old Louvre, is prominent in the center. The sky has swirling brushstrokes. The color palette is monochromatic, with shades of brown. Boats with figures are on the river, with reflections. Stone structures are farther back, along with a dense assembly of rooftops and chimneys in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paepr

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 14 × 24.6 cm (5 1/2 × 9 11/16 in.)
    plate: 16.7 × 27 cm (6 9/16 × 10 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 36.2 × 50.7 cm (14 1/4 × 19 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6671

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 96, State vii/vii

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

"Gravé par C.M. 1866." lower right margin, in plate. "Peint par R. Zeeman." lower left margin, in plate. "VUE DE L'ANCIEN LOUVRE DU COTE DE LA SEINE (165..) / Chalcographie Imp.le du Louvre." lower center margin, in plate. "c.17564" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "LD. 53 VI" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65019241

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