Artwork
La Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (The Notre-Dame Pump)

La Pompe Notre-Dame, Paris (The Notre-Dame Pump) is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Charles Meryon. It dates from 1852 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:"C.M." upper right composition, in plate, artist's hand. "LA POMPE NOTRE-DAME. / 1852." lower center composition, in plate. "A. DELATRE IMP. R.S. JACQUES, 265." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "8" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "[illeg.] a616" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.
- Markings
- Marked:"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, stamped twice, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d). (Cortland F. Bishop collector's stamp) verso, purple stamped ink, (Lugt 2770b). (Charles W. Dowdeswell collector's stamp) verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 690).
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Artist
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.














