The Etchings of Charles Meryon (1821-1868)

April 1 – April 28, 1968
Ground Floor, Central Gallery

Charles Meryon, *L'ancien Louvre d'après une peinture de Zeeman, 1651 (The Old Louvre, from a Painting by Zeeman, 1651)*, 1866, etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1943.3.6669

This exhibition is no longer on view at the National Gallery.

Overview: 90 prints and drawings came from the holdings of the National Gallery, largely from the Rosenwald collection. In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the death of Charles Meryon, the exhibition coincided with the annual meeting of the Print Council of America.

Meryon, Charles: French, 1821 - 1868