Object details
Object number
2.4.o.88
Creator(s)
Title
Le Grand Châtelet à Paris, vers 1780
Date
1861
Medium
Etching on laid paper
State
III/III
Dimensions
23.2 x 29.5 cm (9 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.)
Additional Dimensions
Sheet: 23.3 x 29.8 cm (9 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.)
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings
Inscribed in plate (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, 19
Inscribed in graphite (recto, lower left corner): 2nd state
Inscribed in graphite (recto, lower center): Charles Meryon
Numbered in graphite (verso, lower left): 64855
Stamped in black ink (verso, lower right); "S" with a "W" and "B" inset
Inscribed in graphite (verso, lower right): JH
Watermark: Unidentified coat of Arms / AM / C Blauw
Provenance
Purchased by Isabella Stewart Gardner from the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston for $14 on 4 May 1886.
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.
Bibliography
Gilbert Wendel Longstreet and Morris Carter. General Catalogue (Boston, 1935), p. 131.
Gallery
Short Gallery
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