Artwork
La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges
La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges is an ink print by the Impressionist artist Charles Meryon. It dates from 1853 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:"C. Meryon del. sculp. 1853" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Rue Ne. St. Etienne-du-Mont 26" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "La Rue des Toiles, à Bourges-) lower center margin, brown ink, artist's hand. "(Meryons / writing)" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "58-35" lower left margin, graphite, unknonw hand. "w 35[illeg] / LD. 55II" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "A-1638" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Theo DeWitt" [underlined] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "16" [encircled] verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.
- Markings
- Marked:"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).
Artist & collection
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.
Ancienne habitation à Bourges, dite "La Maison du Musicien" (An Old House at Bourges, Sometimes Called the "Musician's House")
An Old House at Bourges, sometimes called the Musician's House
Ancienne habitation à Bourges, dite "La Maison du Musicien" (An Old House at Bourges, Sometimes Called the "Musician's House")
Saint-Etienne-du-Mont, Paris (Church of St. Stephen of the Mount, Paris)
Topographical drawings
Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris (House with a Turret, Weavers' Street, Paris)
Saint-Etienne-du-Mont
Provins (Seine et Marne)
Tourelle de la Rue de la Tixéranderie, Paris (House with a Turret, Weavers' Street, Paris)