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House with a Turret, Weaver's Street, Paris

House with a Turret, Weaver's Street, Paris
(Tourelle de la rue de la Tixerauderie)
 1852

Medium
etching
Measurements
24.6 × 13.2 cm (plate) 49.8 × 30.3 cm (sheet)
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Delteil 29 ii/v or iii/v
Edition
2nd or 3rd of 5 states
Inscription
inscribed in pencil: Tourelle de la rue de la Tixerauderie
inscribed in pencil l.r.: £54
inscribed in pencil on reverse l.r.: La Tourelle de la Tixerauderie V 103
stamped in purple ink on reverse ??: NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (Lugt 1932g)
stamped in purple ink on reverse ??: NATIONAL GALLERY / OF VICTORIA (Lugt 1932g)
Accession Number
3650-3
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1927
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work

Charles Meryon’s etchings are meticulous in their attention to detail – a consequence of his training as a naval draughtsman, the innovations of photography, which he often relied upon, and his antiquarian interest in recording the passing appearance of the city. His etchings also have a highly personal character and convey a sense of mystery and tension. Meryon appreciated the different effects that could be achieved by varying ink and paper colour, as well as the wiping of the plate, to create impressions that are both brilliant and subtle.