Object details
Accession number
2.4.o.88
Creators
Full title
Le Grand Châtelet à Paris, vers 1780
Creation Date
1861
State
III/III
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for $14 on 4 May 1886.
Marks
Inscribed (recto, at bottom): C.M. sculp. 1861. Pierron Imp. r. Montfaucon I. Le Grand Chatelet à Paris. d'aprés un dessin exécuté vers 1780, qui fait partie de la collection de Mr Bérard. Chez Rochoux Quai de l'Horloge, 19Inscribed in pencil (recto, lower left corner): 2nd stateInscribed in pencil (recto, lower center): Charles Meryon Numbered in pencil (verso, lower left): 64855Stamped in black ink (verso, lower right); "S" with a "W" and "B" inset Inscribed in pencil(verso, lower right): JH
Dimensions
17.5 x 25 cm (6 7/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Display Media
Etching
Dimension Notes
Plate: 23.34 x 29.85 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Web Commentary
Isabella Stewart Gardner kept meticulous records of many of her acquisitions. In keeping with this legacy, object information is continually being reviewed, updated, and enriched in order to give greater access to the collection.
Permanent Gallery Location
Short Gallery
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 131.
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