1854
graphite
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Moliere's Tomb is a 1854 graphite by Charles Meryon, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a simple stone tomb with a cross on top. The drawing is loose and quick, with light pencil lines and a few red chalk marks. The tomb looks plain, with a flat top and a small base. The artist wrote notes in French about measurements at the bottom. This suggests they were studying the tomb’s size carefully. Next, look up Meryon, Charles to see more of his sketches.
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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