1856
ink
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Chateau de Chenonceau, 1re planche (The Chateau of Chenonceau, 1st plate) is a 1856 ink by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This etching shows a grand castle with towers and arches. It's drawn in lots of lines and shadows. The castle has a big wall with arches underneath and towers on top. It's drawn with lots of details, like the windows and the roof. The artist used lots of lines to make it look like it's made of stone. You can find more etchings like this one by looking up the artist, Meryon, Charles.
Charles Meryon (sometimes Méryon, 23 November 1821 – 14 February 1868) was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness.
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