Charles Meryon
Native Barns and Huts at Akaroa, Banks Peninsula, 1845
1865
Physical Qualities
Etching, Sheet: 171 x 268 mm. (6 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.)
Plate: 143 x 243 mm. (5 5/8 x 9 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
The George A. Lucas Collection, purchased with funds from the State of Maryland, Laurence and Stella Bendann Fund, and contributions from individuals, foundations, and corporations throughout the Baltimore community
Object Number
1996.48.10203
The Baltimore Museum of Art by purchase, 1996; The Maryland Institute College of Art,
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
through Henry Walters, Baltimore, by bequest 1909; from George A. Lucas, Paris
Inscribed: Signed and titled in plate: upper right "Voyage de la corvette le Rhin / [Meryon's monogram]" Inscribed in plate: lower center "NOUVELLE-ZÉLANDE / Greniers indigènes et habitations à AKAROA (Presqu'ile de BANKS) / 1845."
Markings: Watermark: D & C Blauw Collector's stamp: verso "M.I. / LUCAS / COLLECTION" (Lugt 1695c)
