Research Catalog

Miscellaneous views of Paris

Title
Miscellaneous views of Paris [graphic] / C. Meryon.
Author
Méryon, Charles, 1821-1868.
Publication
1855-1864.

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Details

Additional Authors
  • Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904.
  • Delâtre, Auguste, 1822-1907.
  • Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664.
  • Laurence, Louis Marie, 1811-1886.
  • Nicolle, Victor Jean, 1754-1826.
  • Zeeman, Reinier, approximately 1623 - ca. 1668.
  • S.P. Avery Collection.
Description
  • 23 prints : etching, drypoint; 28 x 29.1 cm. or smaller.
  • 3 drawings : pencil ;
Summary
Miscellaneous etchings of Paris and three preparatory drawings. Many are reproductive prints after drawings by Stefano Della Bella, Louis Marie Laurence, Victor Jean Nicolle and other unidentified artists and one after a painting by Reinier Zeeman, of views of Notre-Dame, Musée du Louvre, Châtelet, Place de la Concorde, Pont-Neuf, and the Seine, along with many other architectural structures and details including bridges, chimneys, columns, colonnades, church buildings, footbridges, gable roofs, obelisks, public baths, streets, spires, towers and turrets. Other subjects include allegories, bells, birds, boats, covered wagons, crowds, ferries, fishes, fishers, horses, the house where Jean Paul Marat was assassinated, laundresses, monsters, peddlers, poetry, swords and tanners. Many prints bear the artist's monogram and were printed by either Auguste Delâtre or Pierron. One print was published by the Société des Aquafortistes. One print is a cancellation proof.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Cityscape prints – French – 19th century.
  • Cancellation proofs – French – 19th century.
  • Drawings – French – 19th century.
  • Etchings – French – 19th century.
  • Reproductive prints – French – 19th century.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • One print includes some work in pencil.
  • The states are listed according to Harold Wright's updated edition of Loys Delteil, Catalogue raisonée of the etchings of Charles Meryon. Other catalogs list the states differently.
  • DW44 includes verses printed upside down from a separate plate.
  • Many prints were commissioned, including DW44 by Jean-Louis-Henry-Le Secq, DW45 by the Société des Aquafortistes and DW55 by the French government.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Cite As (note)
  • S. P. Avery Collection.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Holdings checked in departmental copy of Loys Delteil and Harold Wright, Catalogue raisonée of the etchings of Charles Meryon.
Provenance (note)
  • Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. DW44 bears collector's mark of unidentified French collection (Lugt 160) DW53 bears collector's mark of Chalcographie de Louvre (Lugt 1695)
Linking Entry (note)
  • Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Contents
  • DW41. Tourelle, rue de l'école de médecine (9th state) -- DW41. Tourelle, rue de l'école de médecine (12th state) -- DW41. Tourelle, rue de l'école de médecine (14th state) -- DW42. Rue des chantres (5th state) -- DW42. Rue des chantres (cancellation proof) -- DW44. Bain-froid Chevrier (6th state) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (1st state) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (2nd state) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (3rd state)
  • DW45. Ministère de la Marine (5th state) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (Preparatory drawing) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (Preparatory drawing) -- DW45. Ministère de la Marine (Preparatory drawing) -- DW46. Le Pont-Neuf et la samaritaine de dessous la première arche du Pont-au-Change (4th state) -- DW47. Le Pont-au-Change (5th state) -- DW49. La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris (3rd state) -- DW49. La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris (5th state) -- DW49. La rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris (6th state) -- DW50. Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, après l'incendie (6th state) -- DW50. Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, après l'incendie (7th state) -- DW51. Partie de la cité de Paris vers la fin du XVIIe siècle (3rd state with sky and birds added) -- DW51. Partie de la cité de Paris vers la fin du XVIIe siècle (8th state) -- DW52. Le Grand Châtelet à Paris, vers 1780 (2nd state) -- DW52. Le Grand Châtelet à Paris, vers 1780 (3rd state) -- DW53. L'Ancien Louvre d'après une peinture de Zeeman (5th state) -- DW53. L'Ancien Louvre d'après une peinture de Zeeman (6th state)
Call Number
MEZAC
OCLC
NYPG97-F623
Author
Méryon, Charles, 1821-1868.
Title
Miscellaneous views of Paris [graphic] / C. Meryon.
Imprint
1855-1864.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Print Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Cite As:
S. P. Avery Collection.
Linking Entry
Forms part of Samuel Putnam Avery Collection.
Indexes
Holdings checked in departmental copy of Loys Delteil and Harold Wright, Catalogue raisonée of the etchings of Charles Meryon.
Provenance
Gift of Samuel Putnam Avery, 1900. DW44 bears collector's mark of unidentified French collection (Lugt 160) DW53 bears collector's mark of Chalcographie de Louvre (Lugt 1695)
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Added Author
Avery, Samuel Putnam, 1822-1904. Collector
Delâtre, Auguste, 1822-1907. Printer
Della Bella, Stefano, 1610-1664.
Laurence, Louis Marie, 1811-1886.
Nicolle, Victor Jean, 1754-1826.
Zeeman, Reinier, approximately 1623 - ca. 1668.
S.P. Avery Collection.
Research Call Number
MEZAC
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