Charles Meryon

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris

1853

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Graphite, with touches of pen and brown ink on cream wove tracing paper (discolored to tan), tipped onto buff wove paper
Dimensions
12.6 × 17 cm (5 × 6 3/4 in.)
Collection no.
1909.298
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Study for an arch of Pont Notre-Dame, Paris — Charles Meryon. 1853.

Medium: Graphite, with touches of pen and brown ink on cream wove tracing paper (discolored to tan), tipped onto buff wove paper. Dimensions: 12.6 × 17 cm (5 × 6 3/4 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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