Charles Meryon. 1821-1868.
L'Arche du Pont Notre-Dame. (An Arch of the Pont Notre Dame, Paris). 1853 and later. Etching. Burty 39, Delteil-Wright 25; Schneiderman 28.viii. 6 x 7 3/4 (sheet 11 3/16 x 17 15/16). Series: Eaux-Fortes sur Paris. Edition of 30 printed in 1861. A fine impression on chine mounted on cream laid paper with an Arms of Amsterdam watermark. Numbered 8 in pencil. AAnnotated in pencil, lower left, 'Burty 39 3e état chine' with another annotation in a different hand '(the writing to the left is Philippe Burty's). Annotated in pencil, top left, "... publication no 5" in the same handwriting as that ascribed to Burty. $3,500.
Schneidermann, in his catalogue of Meryon's etching, writes, "Burty wrote the first catalogue of Meryon's etchings. He states that this was the first of the series executed by Myryon and that he used the chambre claire. The first sketch was made with the aid of a camera lucida, but Meryon had to rework the design completely. There are two graphite sketches on thin Japan paper; one shows the complete scene and is inscribed on the mount, 'pris àla Chambre Claire', and on the second, at the Art Institute of Chicago, is a sketch of the view under the arch." (p.61).
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