Charles Meryon

Oceania: Fishing, Near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1845

1863

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 11.7 × 29.8 cm (4 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Plate: 15.9 × 33.8 cm (6 5/16 × 13 5/16 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 45.5 cm (12 15/16 × 17 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1909.218
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Oceania: Fishing, Near Islands with Palms in the Uea or Wallis Group, 1845 — Charles Meryon. 1863.

Medium: Etching and drypoint on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 11.7 × 29.8 cm (4 5/8 × 11 3/4 in.); Plate: 15.9 × 33.8 cm (6 5/16 × 13 5/16 in.); Sheet: 32.8 × 45.5 cm (12 15/16 × 17 15/16 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.

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