id: 132444
accession number: 1954.893
share license status: CC0
url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1954.893
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Etchings of Paris: The Mortuary, 1854. Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868). Etching and drypoint; sheet: 33.7 x 29.2 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.); platemark: 23.1 x 20.7 cm (9 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Milton Curtiss Rose Collection in memory of Evelyn Curtiss Rose 1954.893
title: Etchings of Paris: The Mortuary
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creation date: 1854
creation date earliest: 1854
creation date latest: 1854
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creditline: The Milton Curtiss Rose Collection in memory of Evelyn Curtiss Rose
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culture: France, 19th century
technique: etching and drypoint
department: Prints
collection: PR - Etching
type: Print
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catalogue raisonne: Delteil & Wright 36; Schneiderman 42
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CREATORS
* Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868) - artist
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measurements: Sheet: 33.7 x 29.2 cm (13 1/4 x 11 1/2 in.); Platemark: 23.1 x 20.7 cm (9 1/8 x 8 1/8 in.)
state of the work: IV/VII; Schneiderman, state IV/VII
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland
opening date: 1991-04-02T05:00:00
Generous Donors: A Tribute to The Print Club of Cleveland. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 2-August 4, 1991).
title: Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints
opening date: 2001-08-26T00:00:00
Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19-Century French Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 26-October 28, 2001).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* The Cleveland Museum of Art; 8/26/01-10/28/01. "Inventive Impressions: 18th- and 19th-Century French Prints".
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PROVENANCE
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One of the greatest French etchers and an important figure in the mid-19th-century etching revival, Meryon devoted himself exclusively to drawing and printmaking by the age of 28. Continually experimenting to achieve the desired nuances of light and shadow, he developed his compositions through numerous states and printed on a variety of papers, favoring pale green for some of his most beautiful impressions. Meryon specialized in views of Paris, often recording older areas, like the morgue building dating from 1568, soon to disappear with the modernization of the city.
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