Bain-froid chevrier, dit "de l'École" (Chevrier's Cold-Bath Establishment, Sometimes called the "School-Baths"), 1864

Not on View

Medium

etching in black and gold on Hudelist laid paper

Dimensions

plate: 13 × 14.5 cm (5 1/8 × 5 11/16 in.)

sheet: 34.3 × 33.1 cm (13 1/2 × 13 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection

Catalogue Raisonné

Schneiderman 1990, no. 93, State v/v

Accession Number

1943.3.6178

Artists / Makers

Charles Meryon (artist) French, 1821 - 1868

Pierron, French, active 1849-1866 (printer)

Image Use

This image is in the public domain.
Read our full Open Access policy for images .

Inscription

(Charles Meryon's monogram) upper center composition, in plate, artist's hand. "PARIS, MDCCCLXIV" lower left margin, in plate. "Pierron Imp Paris." lower right margin, in plate. "BAIN-FROID CHEVRIER / DIT DE L'ECOLE" lower center margin, in plate. "Eh oui!...BAIN-FROID!" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "Paris 1864" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. (Charles Meryon's monogram) lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "Pierron Imp" lower center margin, gold ink, in plate. "P12983" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Marks and Labels

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice. "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink. (Charles W. Dowdeswell collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 690).

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.