Charles Meryon
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personFrench, 1821–1868
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Selected Works435

Museum Acquisitions

Pompidou
Ministère de la Marine (Fictions & Voeux)
Ministère de la Marine (Fictions & Voeux), 1865
Acquired 2023
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Le Petit Pont (The Little Bridge)
Le Petit Pont (The Little Bridge), 1850
Acquired 1993
Etching
Art Institute of Chicago
The Admiralty, Paris
The Admiralty, Paris, 1865
Acquired 1992
Etching on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Church of St. Etienne du Mont, Paris
Church of St. Etienne du Mont, Paris, 1852
Acquired 1992
Etching on ivory wove chine, laid down on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
La Pompe Notre Dame, Paris
La Pompe Notre Dame, Paris, 1852
Acquired 1992
Etching on cream laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie
House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie, 1852
Acquired 1992
Etching on tan laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Pont-au-Change, Paris
Pont-au-Change, Paris, 1854
Acquired 1992
Etching with drypoint on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Gallery of Notre-Dame, Paris
The Gallery of Notre-Dame, Paris, 1853
Acquired 1992
Etching printed in warm black on verdâtre (greenish) China paper
Art Institute of Chicago
The Gallery of Notre-Dame, Paris
The Gallery of Notre-Dame, Paris, 1853
Acquired 1992
Etching and engraving on ivory laid paper
Art Institute of Chicago
Le Petit Pont, Paris
Le Petit Pont, Paris, 1850
Acquired 1992
Etching and engraving in dark brown on ivory laid paper
Smithsonian American Art Museum
The Gallery, Notre Dame de Paris
The Gallery, Notre Dame de Paris, 1853
Acquired 1971
etching
Hammer Museum
Rebus: ('ci-git la vendetta surannee)
Rebus: ('ci-git la vendetta surannee), 1863
Acquired 1969
Etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Entrance to the French Capuchin Convent at Athens
Entrance to the French Capuchin Convent at Athens, 1854
Acquired 1968
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Etchings of Paris: Tourelle, rue de l'Ecole de Médicine
Etchings of Paris: Tourelle, rue de l'Ecole de Médicine, 1861
Acquired 1968
etching
Hammer Museum
La Rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris
La Rue Pirouette aux Halles, Paris, 1860
Acquired 1963
Etching
Hammer Museum
Passerelle du Pont de Change, Paris, apres l'incendie de 1621
Passerelle du Pont de Change, Paris, apres l'incendie de 1621, 1860
Acquired 1963
Etching
Hammer Museum
L'Ancien Louvre d'apres une peinture de Zeeman
L'Ancien Louvre d'apres une peinture de Zeeman, 1866
Acquired 1963
Etching
Hammer Museum
Armes Symboliques de la Ville de Paris
Armes Symboliques de la Ville de Paris, 1854
Acquired 1963
Etching
Hammer Museum
Chateau de Chenonceau
Chateau de Chenonceau, 1856
Acquired 1963
Etching
Hammer Museum
Eaux-fortes sur Paris
Eaux-fortes sur Paris
Acquired 1963
Etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
The Admiralty, Paris
The Admiralty, Paris, 1865
Acquired 1963
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Etchings of Paris: The Little Bridge
Etchings of Paris: The Little Bridge, 1850
Acquired 1959
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Swift Sailing Proa, Mulgrave Archipelago, Oceania
Swift Sailing Proa, Mulgrave Archipelago, Oceania, 1866
Acquired 1959
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Seine Fishing off Charcoal Burner's Point, Akaroa
Seine Fishing off Charcoal Burner's Point, Akaroa, 1865
Acquired 1959
etching
Cleveland Museum of Art
Oceania: Fishing near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group
Oceania: Fishing near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1863
Acquired 1959
etching

Previous Sales

Bonhams
Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) La galerie Notre-Dame Etching and engraving, 1853, on verdâtre (pale green) laid paper, from the third state (of five), the full sheet, framedPlate 283 × 175mm (11 1/8 × 6 7/8in)Sheet 390 × 288mm (15 3/8 × 11 3/8in)
Charles Meryon (French, 1821-1868) La galerie Notre-Dame Etching and engraving, 1853, on verdâtre (pale green) laid paper, from the third state (of five), the full sheet, framedPlate 283 × 175mm (11 1/8 × 6 7/8in)Sheet 390 × 288mm (15 3/8 × 11 3/8in)
£1,500 ($2k USD)
Dec 2025
Swann Auction Galleries
Le Stryge
Le Stryge
Sold
Apr 2025
Christie's
Le petit pont
Le petit pont, 1850
$13,860
Oct 2024
Swann Auction Galleries
Le Stryge
Le Stryge, 1853
$4,000
Mar 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Le Petit Pont
Le Petit Pont, 1850
$3,250
Mar 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
La Pompe Notre-Dame
La Pompe Notre-Dame, 1852
$938
Mar 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
La Pompe Notre-Dame
La Pompe Notre-Dame
$938
Mar 2023
Swann Auction Galleries
Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixranderie
Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixranderie, 1852
$10,625
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
La Pompe Notre-Dame
La Pompe Notre-Dame, 1852
$1,040
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
La Morgue
La Morgue, 1854
Sold
Apr 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Two etchings
Two etchings
$1,000
Mar 2022
Swann Auction Galleries
Le Pavillon de Mademoiselle et une partie du Louvre; La Pompe Notre-Dame
Le Pavillon de Mademoiselle et une partie du Louvre; La Pompe Notre-Dame, 1849
$1,000
Mar 2022
Christie's
Le Pont Neuf, Paris (Delteil-Wright 33)
Le Pont Neuf, Paris (Delteil-Wright 33)
$1,500
Jul 2008
Christie's
La Morgue (D., W. 36; S. 42)
La Morgue (D., W. 36; S. 42)
£4,560 ($6k USD)
Mar 2006
Christie's
Le Pont-au-Change, Paris (Delteil, Wright 34; Schneiderman 40)
Le Pont-au-Change, Paris (Delteil, Wright 34; Schneiderman 40)
£2,880 ($4k USD)
Mar 2006
Bonhams
Charles Meryon (1821-1868); La Morgue;
Charles Meryon (1821-1868); La Morgue;
$1,200
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
Entree du couvent des capucins francais a Athenes (from Athenes aux XVe, XVIe, et XVIIe Siecles)
Entree du couvent des capucins francais a Athenes (from Athenes aux XVe, XVIe, et XVIIe Siecles), 1855
Bidding closed
Etching
Skinner · Artsy
Two Prints
Two Prints, 1852
Bidding closed
Etchings
Skinner · Artsy
Two Impressions of Le Pont Neuf
Two Impressions of Le Pont Neuf, 1853
Bidding closed
Etchings on paper
Freeman's | Hindman · Artsy
A Pair of Prints (La Tour de L’Horloge; La Galerie de Notre Dame)
A Pair of Prints (La Tour de L’Horloge; La Galerie de Notre Dame)
Bidding closed
Etchings

For Sale

Martinez D. · Artsy
San Francisco.
San Francisco. , 1856
For sale
Original iron plate engraved.
Wallector · Artsy
Un Coin de Cuisine
Un Coin de Cuisine, 1870
€760
Etching.
Edward T. Pollack Fine Arts · Artsy
LE STRYGE
LE STRYGE, 1853
For sale
Etching
Helmut H. Rumbler Kunsthandel · Artsy
Tourelle, Rue de la Tixéranderie
Tourelle, Rue de la Tixéranderie, 1852
For sale
Etching on Japanese paper
Sylvan Cole Gallery · Artsy
Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, Paris, après l'incendie de 1621
Passerelle du Pont-au-Change, Paris, après l'incendie de 1621, 1860
€375
Etching
Wallector · Artsy
Ministère de la Marine
Ministère de la Marine, 1870
€680
Etching.
Pia Gallo · Artsy
The Old Louvre, Paris, after Zeeman
The Old Louvre, Paris, after Zeeman, 1866
For sale
Etching; seventh state of seven
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Other Museum Acquisitions12

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Ministère de la Marine (Fictions & Voeux)
Centre Pompidou · Paris, France · Acquired 2023 · Accession AM 2024-774 · Estampe
Donation: Collection Jean Chatelus, donation de la Fondation Antoine de Galbert, 2023
The Mortuary, Paris
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.30.7 · Etching and drypoint
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of the Werner Family Trust.
La Tourelle de la Rue Tixeranderie
Hammer Museum · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.30.8 · Etching
Collection UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum. Gift of the Werner Family Trust.
The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2021 · Accession 2021.27 · Graphite
Bequest of Anne and John W. Straus, 2020
Tourelle de la rue de la Tixeranderie
Los Angeles County Museum of Art · Los Angeles, United States · Acquired 2015 · Accession M.2015.73.54 · Etching
Gift of Anita and Julius L. Zelman in honor of the museum's 50th anniversary
Le Pont-au-Change vers 1784
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.541 · Etching; first state of six
Anonymous Gift, 2012
Old Gate of the Palais de Justice
Metropolitan Museum of Art · New York, United States · Acquired 2012 · Accession 2012.136.515 · Etching and drypoint; second state of two
Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011
Casimir le Conte, after Boulanger
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.248 · etching in brown ink on chine collé
Gift of John Bonebrake
House with a Turret, rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.247 · etching
Gift of John Bonebrake
House with a Turret, No. 22, rue de L'Ecole de Médecine, Paris, (called the Turret of Marat)
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.246 · etching and drypoint on chine collé
Gift of John Bonebrake
The Admiralty, Paris
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.245 · etching
Gift of John Bonebrake
Part of the City of Paris at the End of the Seventeenth Century
Cleveland Museum of Art · Cleveland, United States · Acquired 2007 · Accession 2007.244 · etching
Gift of John Bonebrake
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death
Charles Meryon dies
Jan 1, 1868
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birth
Charles Meryon born
Jan 1, 1821