Charles Meryon
L’Abside de Notre-Dame de Paris
1854
Physical Qualities
Etching with engraving and drypoint printed in brown, Sheet: 317 × 478 mm. (12 1/2 × 18 13/16 in.)
Image: 165 × 296 mm. (6 1/2 × 11 5/8 in.)
Plate: 148 × 285 mm. (5 13/16 × 11 1/4 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Plate 21 in the series "Eaux-Fortes sur Paris" (1852-1854)
Credit Line
Gift of James Pilgrim and Katharine Baetjer Pilgrim
Object Number
2001.303
James Pilgrim and Katharine Baetjer Pilgrim, Brooklandville, Maryland
Inscribed: Recto: below image, lower left, in plate "C. Meryon - del. sculp. - mdcccliv - "; below image, lower right, in plate "Imp. Rue neuve St Etienne-du-Mont 26"; below image, lower left, in graphite "Before the date was taken out and before the roofs and chimneys in the background to the right were retouched. Superb impression in perfect condition." Verso: lower left in graphite "A(?) 48673"
Markings: WM: "COMP"
