Inscription
"CM" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon del. sculp. / -MDCCCLIII-" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "A. Delâtremimp. rue de la bucherie.6." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Insatiable vampire l'éternelle Luxure / Sur la Grande Cité convoite sa pâture." lower center margin, in plate, artist's hand. "C.M" lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. Verso: none.
Marks and Labels
"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Provenance
(Hahlo & Co., New York); purchased 1914 by R. Horace Gallatin [1871-1948], New York City; gift to NGA, 1949.
Exhibition History
- 2009
- The Darker Side of Light: Arts of Privacy, 1850-1900, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; NGA; Smart Museum of Art, Chicago, 2009 - 2010
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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