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Artist
- Name:
- Méryon, Charles
- Dates:
- 1821-1868
- Country:
- France
Illustration
- Subject:
- Buildings & monuments
- Technique:
- Etching
- Format:
- Portrait (taller)
- Source:
- University of California Libraries, The Internet Archive
- Observations:
Published by L'Artiste
(publié par L'Artiste) engraved bottom left.
Book
- Title:
- The etchings of Charles Meryon
- Author(s):
- Dodgson, Campbell
- Publisher:
- London: The Studio, Ltd., 1921
- Open Library:
- View record
Description
View of the quai du Marché-Neuf as seen from the quai de la Tournelle, showing the former Hôtel-Dieu, the Petit-Pont, and the west front of Notre-Dame Cathedral in the background.
This etching was exhibited at the 1850 Salon. A preparatory sketch[1] shows how Méryon deliberately exaggerated the height of the towers of Notre-Dame in the final work. The handwriting on the sketch reads: Made from nature with a camera lucida
(Pris sous nature à la chambre claire).
- ^ Source: Delteil, Loys. Le peintre-graveur illustré, vol. 2. Paris: 1907.
Keywords: 1920s, 19th century, 20th century, black & white, bridge, Europe, France, Paris, river
