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Charles Meryon

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WA-00118861

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Smithsonianhttps://www.si.edu/object/chndm_1962-32-75
Tier 1 · Institutional90%

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Charles Meryon was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. His most famous works are a series of views powerfully conveying his distinctive Gothic vision of Paris. He also had mental illness, dying in an asylum.

Source: Smithsonian Institution · Trust score: 90% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (18)

Koud-water badhuis van Chevrier in Parijs

1864 · drypoint on paper

width: 143 cm, height: 130 cm

Rijksmuseum

College Henri IV (ou Lycée Napoléon)

1863 · Etching on laid paper; fifth state of eleven

plate: 11 3/4 x 19 in. (29.8 x 48.3 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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

1863 · Etching; fourth state

plate: 12 x 5 7/8 in. (30.5 x 14.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Presentation of Valerius Maximus to King Louis XI

1862

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portret van Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné

1861

height: 123 cm, width: 103 cm

Rijksmuseum

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

1860 · Etching with drypoint; fifth state of five

plate: 9 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (24.1 x 14 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Drukker Valère Maxime wordt voorgesteld aan koning Lodewijk XI

1860 · drypoint on paper

width: 200 cm, height: 172 cm

Rijksmuseum

Head of a Dog from New Holland

1860 · Etching and engraving from an aluminum plate

plate: 2 1/4 x 3 in. (5.7 x 7.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

It Rocks but is Not Sunk

1854 · Etching on ivory laid paper

Image: 17.2 × 15.9 cm (6 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Plate: 17.2 × 15.9 cm (6 13/16 × 6 5/16 in.); Sheet: 26.8 × 18.7 cm (10 9/16 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Entrance to the French Capuchin Monastery in Athens

1854 · Etching and drypoint in warm black on ivory laid paper

Image: 19.2 × 12.5 cm (7 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 19.2 × 12.5 cm (7 9/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet: 21.1 × 13.9 cm (8 5/16 × 5 1/2 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris

1854 · Etching and drypoint ivory laid paper

Image, including stray marks: 16.6 × 30.2 cm (6 9/16 × 11 15/16 in.); Plate: 16.5 × 30 cm (6 1/2 × 11 13/16 in.); Sheet: 23.6 × 36.3 cm (9 5/16 × 14 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Rue des Toiles, Bourges

1853 · Etching with drypoint; eighth state of eight

plate: 8 3/8 x4 5/8 in. (21.3 x 11.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Plan of the Battle of Sinope

1853 · Etching and roulette in black and tinted with watercolor in blue and yellow on paper

Image: 18.2 × 26.1 cm (7 3/16 × 10 5/16 in.); Plate: 18.2 × 26.2 cm (7 3/16 × 10 3/8 in.); Sheet: 20.4 × 28.1 cm (8 1/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

An Arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

1853 · Etching and drypoint on verdâtre (pale green) laid paper

Image: 15.1 × 19.1 cm (6 × 7 9/16 in.); Plate: 15.1 × 19.1 cm (6 × 7 9/16 in.); Sheet: 21.3 × 24.2 cm (8 7/16 × 9 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris

1852 · Etching with drypoint on tan laid chine, hinged to ivory laid paper

Image: 17.2 × 25.3 cm (6 13/16 × 10 in.); Plate: 17.2 × 25.3 cm (6 13/16 × 10 in.); Primary support: 18.2 × 26 cm (7 3/16 × 10 1/4 in.); Secondary support: 23.1 × 32 cm (9 1/8 × 12 5/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Schaap of ooi met twee lammeren

1850 · etching on paper

width: 105 cm, height: 78 cm

Rijksmuseum

Entrance to the Suburb of Saint-Marceau, Paris

1850 · Etching, drypoint, engraving and roulette on ivory laid paper

Image: 12 × 23.7 cm (4 3/4 × 9 3/8 in.); Sheet: 14.3 × 24.7 cm (5 11/16 × 9 3/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

La Loi Solaire

1800 · Etching

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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18 published of 18 catalogued · 18 with image

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Portret van Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
1861 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Drukker Valère Maxime wordt voorgesteld aan koning Lodewijk XI
1860 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Koud-water badhuis van Chevrier in Parijs
1864 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Schaap of ooi met twee lammeren
1850 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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