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Charles Meryon

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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 the Clock Tower in Paris with a tall spire, turrets, scaffolding, and a barge passing under a stone arched bridge.

The Clock Tower, Paris

1852

Etching of the Church of St. Etienne-du-Mont in Paris with a tall bell tower, rose window, and narrow street scene.

The Church of St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris

1852

Etching of a Paris street facade with arched doorway, barred windows, number 12, two figures, and handwritten verse above.

Rue des Mauvais Garçons, Paris

1854

Etching of the Bain-Froid Chevrier bathhouse on the Seine with stone embankment, bathers, flag and distant bridge.

Koud-water badhuis van Chevrier in Parijs

1864

Etching of the Bain-froid Chevrier bathhouse on the Paris river, with a wooden walkway, stone quay walls and a French flag.

Koud-water badhuis van Chevrier in Parijs en gedicht

1864

Etching of a colonnaded building beside a street, with fantastical flying figures and carriages in the clouds above an obelis

Ministerie van Marine met fantasie wezens in de lucht boven Parijs

1865

Etching of a narrow Paris street with gabled old buildings, shop signs, and a crowd of figures on cobblestones.

Rue Pirouette bij de Halle aux Poissons in Parijs

1860

Printed sheet with a grid of twelve numbered panels showing white branching textures on dark lines, within a dark border.

Study for Share Certificates in a Fraudulent Franco-Californian Company, No. 1

1855

Etching of a Gothic stone gallery with slender columns and pointed arches, opening onto a distant city view with birds.

La galerie Notre-Dame

n.d.

Etching of a church facade with a clock tower and rose window, flanked by old stone buildings, scaffolding and a street with

Saint-Etienne-du-Mont

n.d.

Etching of a narrow Paris street with a Gothic church spire at the end, a crowd in the foreground and tall buildings on both

La Rue des Chantres, Paris

1862

Etching of a narrow Paris street with tall buildings and a distant Gothic church spire, with small figures in the foreground.

La Rue des Chantres (Rue des Chantres, Paris)

1862

Etching of a Paris street with a turreted corner house, pedestrians, a cart, and winged figures flying overhead.

Tourelle Rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, 22 (House with a Turret, No 22, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine, Paris) (called the T…

1861 or later

Etching of the Bain-froid Chevrier riverside bathhouse in Paris, with a wooden walkway, moored boats and city buildings beyon

Bain-froid Chevrier (Chevrier's cold bath establishment, or The School Baths, Paris)

1864

Etching of a half-timbered old house with a steep roof and barrels at the shopfront, with figures walking a street.

An Old House, or The Musician's House, Bourges

1860

Etching of a Paris street with the bell tower and rose window of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont, scaffolding and figures at work.

Kerk Saint-Etienne du Mont bij Collège Montaigu en Panthéon in Parijs

1852

Etching of a clock tower and turreted Palais de Justice above a stone bridge, with a barge passing under an arch.

Toren met uurwerk op hoek van Palais de Justice in Parijs

1852

Etching of a French poem framed by chains, with a small pump house at the bottom and wine glasses at the sides.

Gedicht met kleine versie van pompgebouw Notre-Dame en waterslangen

1854

Etching of a Gothic church apse with pointed-arch windows, tracery, and a balustraded roofline under a cloudy sky.

Chevet de St. Martin-sur-Renelle (The apse of the Church of St. Martin-sur-Renelle, Paris)

1860

Etching of a narrow medieval street with half-timbered houses, steep gables, smoking chimneys and small figures below.

La Rue des Toiles, Bourges

1853

The Breton archaeologist Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul

1861

Etched portrait of a seated bald man in a formal coat holding a top hat and cane, with a pocket watch chain.

Casimir le Conte, after Boulanger

1856

Printed page with brown decorative border and handwritten French poem titled The Pilot of Tonga, 1855.

The Pilot of Tonga, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

1855

Etched rebus print by Charles Meryon with a bird, verse text, fortification, table, barrel, and a figure in a landscape.

Rebus: Béranger was not really strong, for he never had the key to the fields

1863

Etching of a sailboat with a large sail cutting through rough waves under a cloudy sky, with seagulls and a distant shoreline

Pro-Volant des Iles Mulgrave, from "The Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)"

1866

Etching of a standing bearded man in a ruff collar and long cloak, holding a scroll, within an arched niche.

François Viète

1861

Etched oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and chain, framed by grapevines, crossed oars, and inscriptions.

The Colonist René de Laudonnière Sablais, after van de Passe

1861

Etched oval portrait of a bishop in clerical dress and biretta, framed by palm fronds and a coat of arms below.

Pierre Nivelle, Bishop of Luçon, after Lasne

1861

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a pleated ruff and cloak, with a dated plaque and coat of arms at upper right.

The historian John Besly, after Jaspar Isaac

1861

Small etched portrait of a bearded man with curly hair in a dark jacket, mounted on a larger sheet of paper.

Armand Guéraud of Nantes, printer and man of letters

1861

Small printed French poem dedicated to Eugène Bléry on a sheet with handwritten notes and a date of 1854.

Vers a Eugène Bléry, No 2 (Verses dedicated to Eugène Bléry, No 2)

1854

Etched frontispiece with ornate border, allegorical figures, a horned mask fountain and title text for Thomas De Leu's catalo

Frontispiece for the Catalogue of the work of Thomas De Leu

1866

Etching of a stone turret with conical roof, ivy, smoking chimneys and figures in a busy old street.

Tourelle de la rue de la Tixeranderie

1852

Oval etched portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, framed by grapevines, crossed anchors and an inscribed motto.

Portret van Franse kolonist René de Laudonniere Sablais

1861

Portret van archeoloog Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul

1861

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man in a pleated ruff collar and embroidered doublet, with a cloak over one shoulder.

Portret van Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné

1861

Vertical rebus print by Charles Meryon, 1863, with a bird, pillars, a fortification, a barrel and a figure above printed text

Rebus met acht objecten die samen de tekst Beranger ne fut veritablement fort car il n'eut jamais la clef des champs…

1863

Etching of a Paris Seine quay with a low building, moored barges, crowds on a wall and tall smoky buildings behind.

Lijkenhuis aan Seine in Parijs

1854

Etching of a narrow Paris street with a Gothic church spire at its end and a group of people in the foreground.

Rue des Chantres in Parijs

1862

Etching of a narrow medieval street with half-timbered gabled houses, smoking chimneys, a tree, and figures under a cloudy sk

Straat Rue des Toiles in Bourges

1853

Etched decorative frame design with blank central panel, surrounded by books, scrolls, coins, bread and grapes.

Frame project for the portrait of Armand Guerand

1862

Print with radiating sun rays and handwritten French words including Empereur, Roi, Soleil and La Loi Solaire.

La Loi Solaire

19th century