Inscription
(Charles Meryon monogram) lower center margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Meryon sculp." lower left margin, in plate. "Imp. Delâtre, Rue St Jacques, 303, Paris." lower right margin, in plate. "MINISTÈRE DE LA MARINE (Fictions & Voeux)" lower center margin, in plate. "Paris, Publié par CARDART & LUQUET, Editeurs, 79 Rue Richelieu" lower left margin, in plate. "176" upper right margin, in plate. "/355" lower right margin, in plate. Verso: none.
Marks and Labels
"National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Provenance
(Frederick Keppel and Co., New York); Mrs. Harold Ober [1890-1975], Washington, D.C.; gift to NGA, 1968.
Exhibition History
- 1995
- Prints by James McNeill Whistler and His Contemporaries, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1995, as The Admiralty, Paris.
- 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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