Inscription
"CM" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon del. sculp. / MDCCCLIII" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "A. Delâtre imp. rue de la bucherie. 6." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Le Stryge" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.D. 23. V" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "20" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Marks and Labels
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Provenance
Clendenin J. Ryan [1881-1939], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 18 January 1940, New York, lot 169); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.
Bibliography
- 1924
- Delteil, Loys and Harold J.L. Wright. Catalogue raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon. New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924.
- 1990
- Schneiderman, Richard S. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints by Charles Meryon. London: Garton & Co., 1990.
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