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Charles Meryon

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Etched frontispiece with ornate foliate border showing a seated figure, a standing woman, a fountain and a bearded mask.

Frontispiece for the Catalogue of the Engravings of Thomas De Leu

1866

Etching of a Paris river bathing establishment with stone embankment, wooden walkway, flag, boat and distant buildings under

Chevrier's Cold Bath Establishment, Paris

1864

Etching of a Paris riverside with old towers, a wooden footbridge over the water, and small boats with figures.

The Footbridge Temporarily Replacing the Pont-au-Change, Paris, After the Fire of 1621

1860

Etching of gabled riverside houses, a stone arch and small boats with figures along a river quay.

View of Part of the City of Paris toward the Close of the XVII Century

1861

Etching with handwritten French text titled Loi Solaire, red sun rays above and an oil lamp drawing below.

Solar Law

1855

Etching of a gargoyle with wings and horns looking over Paris rooftops, a Gothic tower and flying crows.

Etchings of Paris: The Gargoyle

1853

Etching of a Gothic gallery with columns and arches opening onto city rooftops and a spire, with birds on the ledges.

Etchings of Paris: The Gallery of Notre Dame

1853

Etching of a Paris riverside with an arched stone bridge, boats on the Seine, turreted buildings, and a hot air balloon above

Etchings of Paris: The Exchange Bridge

1854

Etching of Notre Dame cathedral's apse and towers over the Seine, with a stone bridge, boats, a horse cart, and cloudy sky.

Etchings of Paris: The Apse of the Cathedral of Notre Dame

1854

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris, with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame towers behind, and small boats on the water.

The Petit Pont

1850

Etching of the Petit Pont in Paris with stone arches over the Seine, Notre-Dame towers behind tall buildings, and figures on

Le Petit Pont, Paris

1850

Etching of a stone house with a turret and spiral staircase on a city street, with chimneys smoking above.

House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie

1852

Etching of the Pont-au-Change over the Seine in Paris, with a row of turreted buildings on the right and hot air balloons ove

Pont-au-Change, Paris

1854

Etching of a riverside water pump tower on wooden supports above the Seine, with Notre Dame and rooftops behind and rowboats

La Pompe Notre Dame, Paris

1852

Etching of the Ministry of the Navy in Paris with columns, carriages in the street, an obelisk, and birds flying across a clo

The Admiralty, Paris

1865

Etching of a Paris river scene viewed through a dark stone arch, with boats, a multi-arched bridge and medieval towers beyond

Etchings of Paris: An Arch of the Notre Dame Bridge

1853

Etching of a turreted stone house with ivy and smoking chimneys above a street with small figures.

Etchings of Paris: House with a Turret, Weavers' Street

1852

Etching of sailing boats and a rowboat of men on calm harbor water, with masted ships and a hazy sky.

South Sea Fishers

1850

Etching of a rébus with a seated woman washing clothes in a tub, surrounded by letters in a circular frame, by Charles Meryon

Rébus: "Ci-gît la vendetta surannée" (Rebus: "Here Lies the Ancient Vendetta")

1863

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

Etching of a palm-covered island on the right, figures fishing in shallow water, and a sailing ship on calm sea.

Oceania: Fishing, Near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1845

1863

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