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Charles Meryon

244 works

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Etching of a Paris street with a conical stone turret, ivy, smoking chimneys, and small figures on the cobbled street below.

Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris (House with a Turret, Weavers' Street, Paris)

1852

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

Red and black trade card for Rochoux print shop at Quai de l'horloge, with an equestrian statue, bridge and ornamental border

Address card of print shop Rochoux in Paris

1855

Etching of a narrow Paris street with gabled buildings, shop signs and market figures carrying sacks on cobblestones.

Rue Pirouette near the Halle aux Poissons in Paris

1860

Portrait of poet Evariste Boulay-Paty on bronze medallion

1861

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark cloak, with an inscription and coat of arms at upper right.

Portrait of historian Jean Besley

1861

Etching of a large thatched hut with figures, palm trees and mountains in New Caledonia.

Nouvelle-Calédonie: Grande case indigène sur le chemin de Ballade à Poëpo, 1845

1863

Etching of a palm-covered island with a sailing ship, small boats, and fishermen wading on a reef in the foreground.

Océanie: Îlots a Uvea (Wallis): Pêche aux palmes, 1845

1863

Etching of a stone arched bridge over the Seine, with towered riverside buildings on the right and small boats on the water.

Le Pont au Change

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

Etching of palm-covered islets with wading fishermen in the foreground and a sailing ship on calm sea.

Océanie: IÎots a Uvea (Wallis): Pêche aux palmes, 1845

1863

Etching of thatched houses and raised storehouses by a fence at Akaroa, with figures and wooded hills behind.

Greniers indigènes et habitation à Akaroa, presqu'île de Banks, 1845

1865

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

Etching of a colonnaded government building and a city square with an obelisk, with fantastical flying carriages and figures

Le Ministère de la Marine (The Ministry of the Navy)

1865

Engraved coat of arms with towers, fleur-de-lis and a sailing ship, framed by a laurel wreath.

Schild met wapen van Parijs met stadspoorten en Franse lelies en zeilschip

1854

Etching of an old stone Paris building with an arched doorway, barred windows, and two figures talking at street level.

Rue des mauvais Garcons met twee pratende figuren voor oud bordeel in Parijs

1854

Etched page with an ornate script poem dedicated to Eugène Bléry, signed by Charles Meryon, 1854.

Gedicht opgedragen aan Eugène Bléry

1854

Etching of Notre-Dame cathedral's apse and towers seen across the Seine, with a bridge, horse cart and boats in the foregroun

The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris (L'Abside de Notre-Dame de Paris)

1854

Etching of a dirt road entering a Paris suburb, with a stone wall, smoking chimneys, a cart and figures in a field.

Entrance to the Suburb of Saint-Marceau, Paris

1850

Etching of the Grand Châtelet in Paris with towers and a busy market street with stalls and people.

The Grand Châtelet, Paris, c. 1780, after an earlier drawing

1861

Etching of thatched huts, a raised wooden shelter, a fence, figures and dogs in front of wooded hills.

Native Barns and Huts at Akaroa, Banks' Peninsula, 1845

1865

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

Shipwreck

1839

Etched oval portrait of a bishop in biretta and cross pendant, with fine hatched shading on dark clerical robes.

Portrait of Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon

1861-62

Etching of Notre-Dame's apse and twin towers across the Seine, with a stone bridge, a horse cart and rowboats.

The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris

1854

Etching of an arch framing a Paris bridge over the Seine, with rowboats, scaffolding and towers beyond.

An Arch of the Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

1853

Small etched bookplate with chain border, French verse in the center, and a building at the base.

Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (small plate)

1854

Etching framed by a dark stone arch showing the Pont-Neuf and Samaritaine pavilion across the Seine in Paris.

Pont-Neuf and the Samaritaine Seen from Under the First Arch of the Pont-au-Change, Paris

1855

Etching of a medieval court scene with a seated king receiving a kneeling man, surrounded by courtiers and a page.

The Printer Valère Maxime Presented to King Louis XI

1860

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar inside an oval frame decorated with grapevines and crossed tools.

Portrait of René de Laudonnière Sablais (de Burdigale)

1861

Etching of a narrow Paris street with gabled buildings, shop signs, and a crowd of figures near the Halles, dated 1860.

Rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris

1860

Etching of a Paris street leading to the facade and bell tower of St. Etienne du Mont, with figures and scaffolding.

Church of St. Etienne du Mont, Paris

1852