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

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

1852

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

Pencil and red chalk architectural study of a columned tomb with curved pediment and French measurement notes below.

Moliere's Tomb

probably c. 1854

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

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

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

Pencil sketch of a clock tower with spires and turrets above a stone arched bridge over a river.

The Clock Tower

ca. 1852

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

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

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

Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (small plate)

1854

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

Etching of a winged gargoyle gazing over a city of rooftops and a Gothic tower, with birds flying in the sky.

The Vampire

1853

Pencil drawing of a stone house with a turret and spiral stair on a Paris street, with small figures at the entrance.

House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris

1852

Etched sheet with a handwritten French poem dedicated to Reinier Nooms (Zeeman), painter and etcher, signed by Charles Meryon

Gedicht opgedragen aan Reinier Nooms (Zeeman)

1854

Etching of a Gothic gatehouse with conical towers and a winged creature above, set within a radiating circular frame.

Oud poortgebouw van Palais de Justice in Parijs

1854

Etching of a winged gargoyle leaning on a parapet over Paris rooftops, a tall church tower, and birds in the sky.

Beeld van vampier als waterspuwer op toren van Notre Dame en vergezicht over Parijs

1853

Etching of the Petit Pont and Seine with Gothic cathedral towers, stone arches, a rowboat and figures on the quay.

Petit Pont over de Seine in Parijs

1850

Etching of an old Parisian street with a conical turret tower, smoking chimneys, ivy, and small figures on the cobbled street

Torentje in de Rue de la Tixéranderie in Parijs

1852

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

Zuilengalerij van Notre-Dame en vergezicht over Parijs

1853

Etching of the Tour de l'Horloge in Paris with a clock tower, turrets, a stone bridge and a barge on the river.

La Tour de l'Horloge

1850

Etching of an old Paris building with arched doorway, shuttered windows, two figures on the street, and handwritten verse abo

La rue des mauvais garcons

1850

Etching of a medieval gatehouse with two round conical towers, streaming banners, a bird overhead, and a hatched radiating sk

Ancienne Porte du Palais de Justice

1850

Pencil sketch of a raven on a rail, with a separate study of a clawed foot and handwritten notes below.

A Raven Perched on a Rail

mid-19th century

Etching of a stone archway with two figures, beside a columned domed monument with a Corinthian capital and ruined walls.

Poort bij ingang van het klooster van franse Capucijnen in Athene

1854

Etched rebus print with a bird, table, fortress outline, barrel, hunter and signpost, with French text, 1863.

Rebus: Béranger was not Really Strong, for he Never had the Key of the Fields

1863

Etching of a thatched hut beside a palm tree, with rolling hills, tents and a distant mountain under cloudy skies.

La chaumière du colon vieux-soldat à Akaroa, 1845

1866

Small etched plate with chains, wine glasses and French verse around a pump house, mounted on cream paper.

The Notre-Dame Pump (small plate)

1854

Etching of a turreted stone building with a spiral staircase, ivy, smoking chimneys and figures in a street.

Tourelle, Rue de la Tixéranderie

1852

Etching of Paris riverside with tall buildings, smoking chimneys, a stone embankment with onlookers, and moored boats with la

The Mortuary, Paris (La Morgue)

1854

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 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 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

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

Portfolio

May 10, 1890

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

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

Pencil sketch of a tall old building with steep roof, dormer windows and a chimney, drawn on pale paper.

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

1853

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

Handwritten French letter in brown ink on aged paper, addressed to Monsieur le Directeur, with a signature at lower right.

Charles Meryon Autographed Letter

March 24, 1854

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

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 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