The Old Louvre, Paris, after Zeeman
Medium
Etching; seventh state of seven
Dimensions
plate: 6 9/16 x 10 1/2 in. (16.7 x 26.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of James N. Rosenberg, 1957
Accession Number
57.609.24
Tags
ParisCitiesBuildingsBoats
About the Artist
Charles Meryon|Reinier Nooms, called Zeeman · 1821–1868
Charles Meryon, born on November 23, 1821, in Paris, was the illegitimate son of English physician Dr. Charles Lewis Meryon and dancer Pierre-Narcisse Chaspoux (stage name Narcisse Gentil) at the Paris Opéra. His half-sister Fanny, from his mother's prior relationship with Viscount Lowther, remained in contact after their mother's death in 1838. Raised partly outside Paris before attending Pension...