Portrait of Benjamin Fillon, Writer and Historian
Catalogue
- Year
- 1862
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.7 × 8.2 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 12.8 × 11.2 cm (5 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Charles Méryon
Artist
Painting
Charles Meryon was a French artist who worked almost entirely in etching, as he had colour blindness. Although now little-known in the English-speaking world, he is generally recognised as the most significant etcher of 19th century France. His most famous works are a series of views powerfully conveying his distinctive Gothic vision of Paris. He also had mental illness, dying in an asylum.
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- Charles Méryon
- Year
- 1862
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.7 × 8.2 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 12.8 × 11.2 cm (5 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1862-121737
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified