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Charles Meryon

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Etched frame design with a blank center, surrounded by books, scrolls, pens, and a cat resting before an open law book.

Design for a Frame for the Portrait of Armand Guéraud

1862

Small etching of a seated figure at a basin in a niche, framed by a circular border of letters with a rebus caption below.

Rebus: Here Lies the Ancient Vendetta

1862

Etching of a seated woman at a washtub on a pedestal, framed by a circle of letters, with the word REBUS below.

Rebus: Here Lies the Ancient Vendetta

1863

Title page of Meryon's portfolio of etching copies, with ornamental script, blue capitals and a handwritten dedication.

Portfolio

May 10, 1890

Etching of a river scene with a classical palace, round tower, boats on the water, figures on the bank and a wooden bridge.

The 'Pavillon de Mademoiselle' and Part of the Louvre

1849

Etching of a water-mill beside a stone arch and bridge, with cattle walking along the riverbank under trees.

A Water-Mill Near Saint-Denis

1850

Etching of a river with boats and figures, a wooden fence and tall trees on the left, and buildings and a tower on the far ba

The River Seine and the Corner of the Mall, Paris

1850

Etching of a sailing ship with full sails on rough waves, a rowboat in the foreground right, and a cliff under a cloudy sky.

The Galliot of Jean de Vyl of Rotterdam

1850

Etching of two sailing boats on calm water, a rowboat and figures at right, with hills and a fortified building on the coast.

Calais Boats in Vlissingen

1850

Small etched print of a rider on a rearing horse with a balloon-shaped headdress, above French verse text.

Little Prince Dito

1864

Etched dedication plate with ornate script verses addressed to Eugène Bléry, signed by Charles Meryon, on a pale sheet.

Verses Dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No. 2

1854

Small printed sheet with a handwritten-style verse dedicated to Eugène Bléry in ornate script within a decorative border.

Verses Dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No. 1

1854

Etched plate with two columns of French verse titled L'Esperance, signed C.M. and dated 1854, on cream paper.

L'Esperance (verse to accompany Pont-au-Change)

1854

Etching of a columned classical building beside a busy Paris square with an obelisk, carriages, and birds in a cloudy sky.

The Admiralty, Paris

1866

Etching of the Pont-au-Change over the Seine, with dense riverside buildings, a stone quay wall, a barge and figures.

Pont-au-Change, Paris, about 1784

1855

Etching of the old Louvre palace in Paris seen from the Seine, with boats, figures, and a dramatic cloudy sky.

The Old Louvre, Paris, 1651

1865

Etching of the Château of Chenonceau with turrets and a multi-arched bridge over rippling water.

The Château of Chenonceau, no. 2

1856

Print of ruined château towers above village houses and a river, with a seated figure and fence in the foreground.

Ruins of the Château de Pierrefonds

1858

Etching of the Pont-Neuf in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, a small boat, scaffolding, and smoking chimneys over the

Pont-Neuf, Paris

1853

Study for Share Certificates in a Fraudulent Franco-Californian Company, No. 2

1855

Etched page with the handwritten French poem L'attelage and a small vignette of a horse and figure in a landscape.

The Ploughman and His Horse

1854

Etching of a cow standing in shallow water beside a donkey drinking, with rocks and a faint landscape behind them.

Cow and Ass

1849

Etching of two horses, one lying on the ground and one standing with head lowered, in a rural landscape with trees and a farm

Two Horses

1850

Etching of a road leading into a town of chimneys and smoke, with travelers, donkeys and a wheat field.

Entrance to the Faubourg Saint-Marceau, Paris

1850

Etched title page on tan paper reading Eaux-fortes sur Paris par C. Meryon, 1852, with hatched border and small decorative mo

Etchings of Paris; Title page to the suite

1852

Printed sheet with ornate French dedicatory verses in a rectangular frame, with handwritten notes on the margins.

Dedicatory verses by Meryon to Reiner Nooms, called Zeeman

1854

Etching of a coat of arms with a castle crown, fleur-de-lis, a sailing ship on waves, and laurel branches below.

Coat-of-Arms Symbolizing the City of Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

1854

Black and white heraldic coat of arms with a ship on waves, a towered crown, Latin ribbons and laurel branches, dated 1854.

Coat-of-Arms Symbolic of the City of Paris with the motto: It Rocks But Does Not Sink

1854

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame's twin towers behind, and boats and figures b

The Petit Pont, Paris

1850 or later

Etching of a Gothic cathedral gallery with columns and arches, opening onto a view of Paris rooftops with birds on the ledge.

Gallery, Nôtre-Dame Cathedral, Paris

1853

Etching of a dark stone archway framing a river view of a bridge, medieval towers, moored boats and figures on the water.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris

1853

Etching of a dark archway framing a stone bridge over a river, with boats, workers and Paris towers in the distance.

Archway, Pont Nôtre-Dame, Paris, from "Etchings of Paris"

1853