Inscription
"C.M. fecit 1863" lower left composition, in plate. "Chez Rochoux Quai de l'Horage, 19" lower center composition, in plate. "Imp. Pierron r. Montfaucon, 1" lower right composition, in plate. "15 Fev / Monsier Niel / Je [illeg.] C. Meryon" center left composition, black ink, artist's hand. "En...appelle le" upper center composition, in plate. "CHANTS / RUSTIQUES et MARITIMES. / CHANTS NATIONAUX, CHANTS RELIGIEUX. / CHANTS GUERRIERS. / MARSEILLAISE.... / CHANTS POPULAIRES, ÉLYSEENS." lower center composition, in plate. "VIRGILE" lower left composition, in plate. "HOMERE" lower right composition, in plate.
Marks and Labels
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Provenance
Jules Niel [19th century], Paris; Alphonse Wyatt Thibaudeau [1840-1893], London (Lugt 2412); Bernard Buchanan MacGeorge [1845-1924], Glasgow, (Lugt 394); 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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