Le stryge (The Vampire)

1853

Charles Meryon

Artist, French, 1821 - 1868

Auguste Delâtre

Printer, French, 1822 - 1907

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.1 × 12.6 cm (6 3/4 × 4 15/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 × 19.9 cm (9 7/8 × 7 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1943.3.9126

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schneiderman 1990, no. 27, State vi/x

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Clendenin J. Ryan [1881-1939], New York City; (sale, Parke-Bernet Galleries Inc., 18 January 1940, New York, lot 169); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1924

  • Delteil, Loys and Harold J.L. Wright. Catalogue raisonne of the Etchings of Charles Meryon. New York: Winfred Porter Truesdell, 1924.

1990

  • Schneiderman, Richard S. The Catalogue Raisonne of the Prints by Charles Meryon. London: Garton & Co., 1990.

Inscriptions

"CM" lower left composition, in plate, artist's hand. "C. Meryon del. sculp. / MDCCCLIII" lower left margin, in plate, artist's hand. "A. Delâtre imp. rue de la bucherie. 6." lower right margin, in plate, artist's hand. "Le Stryge" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "L.D. 23. V" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "20" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. Verso: none.

Markings

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

None.

Wikidata ID

Q65019249

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