Rebus: Béranger was not really strong, for he never had the key to the fields
Gift of E. Gottschalk, 1917
Catalogue
- Year
- 1863
- Medium
- Etching; fourth state
- Dimensions
- plate: 12 x 5 7/8 in. (30.5 x 14.9 cm)
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Artist
- Charles Meryon
Artist
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.
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Koud-water badhuis van Chevrier in Parijs
1864 · drypoint on paper
College Henri IV (ou Lycée Napoléon)
1863 · Etching on laid paper; fifth state of eleven
Presentation of Valerius Maximus to King Louis XI
1862
Portret van Théodore Agrippa d'Aubigné
1861
Drukker Valère Maxime wordt voorgesteld aan koning Lodewijk XI
1860 · drypoint on paper
Head of a Dog from New Holland
1860 · Etching and engraving from an aluminum plate
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- Charles Meryon
- Year
- 1863
- Medium
- Etching; fourth state
- Dimensions
- plate: 12 x 5 7/8 in. (30.5 x 14.9 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1863-338302
Source
- Collection
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Source
- met
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified