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Portrait of Charles Meryon

Sitter Charles Meryon French
1853
Not on view
Portraiture was a common means of showing friendship and respect among artists. Printmaking was especially well suited to this practice owing to its small scale, comparatively low production cost, and privately viewable format. Bracquemond represented Meryon twice during his prolific career, commemorating the friendship that he shared with the elder artist. The first of these prints, this etching originally belonged to a series of portraits Bracquemond produced for personal interest rather than exhibition or sale. Meryon is shown at the height of his career and looks toward the viewer with a direct and sober gaze that suggests respectability. The expressive style, produced with spare but clear lines, suggests that the work is as much a statement on the professional status of its producer as its subject.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Portrait of Charles Meryon
  • Artist: Félix Bracquemond (French, Paris 1833–1914 Sèvres)
  • Sitter: Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868)
  • Date: 1853
  • Medium: Etching; first state of two
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 12 in. × 8 3/4 in. (30.5 × 22.2 cm)
    Plate: 9 in. × 6 1/16 in. (22.8 × 15.4 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Harold K. Hochschild, 1940
  • Object Number: 40.63.13
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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