Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, Paris, après l'Incendie de 1621 (Footbridge Temporarily Replacing the Pont-au-Change, Paris, after the Fire of 1621)

1860

Charles Meryon

Associated Names
Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Stefano Della Bella

Artist After, Florentine, 1610 - 1664

The image depicts a riverside scene from a slightly elevated point of view. The horizon is low in the composition, showing a line of buildings and landscape blending with the sky. The detailed etching technique defines the structures, including a stone building with a conical roof and a wooden structure on stilts over the water. Two figures are near the riverbank with a small boat. The color scheme is monochromatic with black and white tones. The background is minimal, emphasizing the horizontal lines of the water, bridge, and skyline.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching printed chine collé on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    image: 9.4 × 19.8 cm (3 11/16 × 7 13/16 in.)
    plate: 12 × 23 cm (4 3/4 × 9 1/16 in.)
    sheet: 31.4 × 44.3 cm (12 3/8 × 17 7/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.6675

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 65, State vi/xii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Cortlandt F. Bishop [1870-1935], New York City, (Lugt 2770b); 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.M." lower right composition, in plate, artist's hand. Not dated. "L.D. 50VI" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Wikidata ID

Q65019255

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