St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, from Etchings of Paris

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St. Etienne-du-Mont, Paris, from Etchings of Paris

Artist Charles Meryon French, 1821-1868

Date1852

Dimensions9 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (25 x 13 cm)

Mediumetching

ClassificationPrints

Credit LineWinthrop H. Perry Fund

Object number

1948.7

Not on View

Collections

Works on Paper

Published ReferencesRogers, Millard F. "The Drawings of Charles Meryon", Toledo Museum News, new series, vol.6, no.2, summer 1963, repr. p.44.

The Guide to The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, 1966, repr.

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo Museum of Art Masterworks, Toledo, 2009, p. 240, repr. (col.).

Exhibition HistoryToledo, The Toledo Museum of Art, Prints and Drawings of Charles Meryon, November, 1963.

Toledo, The Toledo Museum of Art; New Haven, Yale University Art Museum; St. Louis, St. Louis Art Museum, Charles Prints and Drawings, 1974-1975, no. 42, p. 54, 56 repr.

Toledo, Toledo Musuem of Art, December 23, 2000 - March 11, 2001

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Buildings Real and Ideal Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan 27, 2008

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Late 19th Century French Prints, Mar. 21 - June 19,1983.

Toledo, Toledo Museum of Art, Looks Good on Paper: Masterworks and Favorites, Oct. 10, 2014-Jan. 11, 2015.

Label TextCharles Meryon is one of the seminal figures in the history of etching. His talents and inventiveness are often compared with those of Rembrandt and Whistler (see etchings by both in this exhibition). His master series Eaux-fortes sur Paris (Etchings of Paris) ranks among the most important landmarks in French printmaking history. It stands in retrospect as an important testament to the medieval character of Paris that Meryon so loved, even as many of its oldest buildings and streets were being demolished during the modernization of the city by Baron Haussmann in the mid-19th century.

In this print, the Renaissance façade of the Church of Saint-Étienne-du-Mont is seen at the center, struck by strong sunlight. On the left is part of the Collège de Montaigu (now destroyed); a corner of the Panthéon stands at the right, with workers on scaffolding conducting repairs.