Art, literature & historyIt Rocks but is Not Sunk
1854
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Pen and brown ink on tan wove China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper
- Dimensions
- Primary support: 16.8 × 12.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Secondary support: 19.8 × 15.4 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1912.1572
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
It Rocks but is Not Sunk — Charles Meryon. 1854.
Medium: Pen and brown ink on tan wove China paper, laid down on ivory wove paper. Dimensions: Primary support: 16.8 × 12.5 cm (6 5/8 × 4 15/16 in.); Secondary support: 19.8 × 15.4 cm (7 13/16 × 6 1/8 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.
Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.