Inscription
"(Charles Meryon's monogram) / 1866" lower center composition, in plate. "C.M. imp rue Duperré 20" lower right margin, in plate. "Paris" lower left margin, in plate. "DIVERSES PIECES GRAVÉES / COLLECTE, GAIN, BUTIN / DE / COURSE et de CHASSE / Fairs au mouillage et à la mer; pendant / LE / VOYAGE À LA NOUVELLE ZÉLANDE / Accompli de MDCCCXLII à XLVI sur le / NAVIRE RHIN, / Sous les ordres de Mr le Capitaine de Vaisseau, (mort contre-Amiral en 1852) / A. BÉRARD / COMMANDANT LA STATION À AKAROA. / PRESQU'ILE DE BANKS." center composition, in plate. "Uvéa / Les Mulgraves / Tonga" center left composition, in plate. "Ballade / Taiti / Oné-cke" center right composition, in plate. "W.66 LD. 63 IV" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "c. 4299" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
Marks and Labels
"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Provenance
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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