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Charles Meryon

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Panoramic etching of San Francisco's hills, rooftops and harbor with ships, with a title cartouche at the bottom center.

San Francisco

1855-56

Etched title page with ornate border of palm trees, nets, and flags framing text about a voyage to New Zealand, with a canoe

Cover for a Voyage to New Zealand (1842-46)

1866

Etching of a coastal bay with mountains, rocky cliffs, fishing figures on shore and small boats on calm water.

Seine Fishing off Collier's Point, Akaroa, Banks' Peninsula, 1845

1863

Portrait of Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul, the Breton Archaeologist

1861

Etched bust portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and a cravat, labeled Benjamin Fillon, 1862.

Benjamin Fillon, homme de lettres

1862

Etched head-and-shoulders portrait of a bearded man with curly hair, wearing a dark jacket and cravat, on a light sheet.

Portrait of Armand Guéraud of Nantes, Printer and Man of Letters

1861-62

Printseller's address card with red decorative border, Gothic church, bridge with statue, and text reading Estampes anciennes

Address-Card of the Printseller, Rochoux

c. 1855

Etching of a medieval-style court scene with a kneeling man presenting a book to a seated noble, attendants nearby.

The Printer Valère Maxime being Presented to King Louis XI

1860

Etching with stacked vignettes of a cliff, a shore with a boat, an interior, and seated sailors around a mast in an oval.

Rebus: 'No, Morny is not dead for he is marrying again'

January 1866

Lithograph of a crouching gargoyle on a Gothic parapet beside a tower, with French verse and the date November 1853 above.

Regarding One of the Gargoyles of Nôtre-Dame, Paris

1853

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a dark robe and white ruff collar, with a coat of arms at upper right.

Portrait of Jean Besly, Historian

1861

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and embroidered doublet, gazing toward the viewer.

Portrait of Th. Agrippa d'Aubigné

1861-62

Etched bust portrait of a man with tousled hair, mustache and cravat, printed small on a wide cream sheet.

Portrait of Benjamin Fillon, Writer and Historian

1862

Etching of a cow and a donkey standing in shallow water beside rocks and trees in a sparse landscape.

The Cow and Ass

1849

Pen and ink drawing of a reclining sheep with flies swarming above its head in an open grassy field.

The Sheep and the Flies

1849

Head of a New Holland Dog

1860

Etching of a classical tomb inscribed MOLIÈRE, framed by a laurel wreath with a flaming urn above.

Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

1854

Hand-coloured naval battle plan of Sinope harbor showing marked warships, depth lines, a compass rose and a French legend.

Plan of the Battle of Sinope

1853

Hand-coloured print with handwritten text in a border of columns, flames, sun rays, and a tripod brazier.

Lunar Law, No. 1

1856

Etching of a stylized cross-like figure with outstretched arms, surrounded by handwritten French text and the date MDCCCLXVI.

Lunar Law, No. 2

1866

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

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

Receipt

January 23, 1865

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