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Charles Meryon

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Pencil sketch of a wooden bridge over water with small figures and a sloping roof beside the riverbank.

Study for "Le Petit Pont"

probably c. 1850

Pencil drawing of a two-masted sailing boat on choppy water with a small rowboat, a distant sailboat, and a headland.

Chasse-maree au plus pres

1821

Drawing of a man with curly hair and a stern expression wearing a woven cloak, in an oval vignette, inscribed Tikao.

Tikao, naturel d'Akaroa

1821

Pencil and red chalk architectural study of a columned tomb with curved pediment and French measurement notes below.

Moliere's Tomb

probably c. 1854

Pencil drawing of a river dredge with a cabin and smokestack moored beside lighters and rowboats on calm water.

River Dredges and Lighters

probably c. 1850

Pencil sketch of a Seine boat's bow and deck with faint construction lines on a pale sheet.

Seine Boat for "Le Pont-au-Change"

probably c. 1854

Pencil sketch of a Paris cityscape with a gothic tower, domed building, and rows of rooftops and dormer windows.

College Henri IV

1863

Pencil sketch of city rooftops, chimneys and trees with a handwritten inscription and date 1869 in the upper right.

College Henri IV

1869

Pencil sketch of two moored sailing barges with tall masts on a calm river, with distant buildings and hills.

Boats on River with Masts

1821

Pencil drawing of a two-masted brig under sail on rough sea, with rigging and a flag, dated 1839.

La Panne

1839

Pencil sketch of a seated draped female figure beside a classical column, with a reclining figure at its base.

Seated Female Figure for "San Francisco"

probably c. 1856

Pencil sketch of a seated muscular male figure with raised arm beside a stone pedestal and bare branches.

Seated Male Figure for "San Francisco"

probably c. 1856

Pencil sketch on grey paper of two rowboats floating on calm water, one at upper left and one at lower right.

Two Boats for "L'Abside de Notre-Dame de Paris"

probably c. 1854

Pen drawing of a village with thatched huts, a raised wooden house, fencing, figures, chickens and pigs before wooded hills.

Greniers indigenes et habitations a Akaroa, presqu'Ile de Banks

1860

Pencil sketch of a clock tower with spires and turrets above a stone arched bridge over a river.

The Clock Tower

ca. 1852

Pencil drawing of Notre-Dame cathedral's apse and flying buttresses across the Seine, with a bridge and boats.

The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris

ca. 1852-54

Pen drawing of two ships in rough seas near rocks, with a ruined island above and French captions reading Le naufrage.

Shipwreck

1839

Pencil drawing of a stone house with a turret and spiral stair on a Paris street, with small figures at the entrance.

House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris

1852

Pencil sketch of a raven on a rail, with a separate study of a clawed foot and handwritten notes below.

A Raven Perched on a Rail

mid-19th century

Hand-coloured drawing titled Loi Lunaire, 1856, with a Napoleon medallion, a tripod brazier and a crescent moon in an ornate

Lunar Law

1856

Handwritten French receipt dated Paris, January 23, 1865, signed by printmaker Charles Meryon on ruled paper.

Receipt

January 23, 1865

Pencil sketch of a hillside with grazing cattle and sheep, diagonal fences, and rustic buildings along the ridge.

San Francisco, Study

1855-56

Pencil sketch of a tall old building with steep roof, dormer windows and a chimney, drawn on pale paper.

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

1853

Pale sheet with faint pencil and red chalk construction lines and sketchy architectural outlines across the surface.

Diagram

n.d.

Reverse of a translucent sheet with faint pencil diagram lines, numerals and a handwritten note in the upper right.

Diagrammatic sketch of building

n.d.

Pencil study of riverside buildings and arches beneath loose hatched strokes on a pale sheet.

Study for Le Pont-au-Change (Pont-au-Change, Paris)

1854

Pencil sketch of two moored boats with masts beside an arch and distant buildings, on aged paper.

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

1853

Pencil study of a tropical island shore with palm trees, wading figures, and a sailing ship on calm water.

Study

1845

Handwritten French letter in brown ink on aged paper, addressed to Monsieur le Directeur, with a signature at lower right.

Charles Meryon Autographed Letter

March 24, 1854

Pencil sketch of a dredge boat with a tall smokestack and angled machinery beside a small rowboat on water.

A Dredge

n.d.

Pencil sketch of a lashed wicker and wooden float on water, with a woven hull and crossing pole frame.

A New Zealand Float

n.d.