Art, literature & historyPortrait of Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul, the Breton Archaeologist
1861
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching with engraving on ivory chine, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 12.1 × 10.5 cm (4 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate: 16.7 × 11.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.); Primary support: 16.1 × 11.7 cm (6 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 32.2 × 24.9 cm (12 11/16 × 9 13/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.4412
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Portrait of Louis Jacques Marie Bizeul, the Breton Archaeologist — Charles Meryon. 1861.
Medium: Etching with engraving on ivory chine, laid down on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 12.1 × 10.5 cm (4 13/16 × 4 3/16 in.); Plate: 16.7 × 11.8 cm (6 5/8 × 4 11/16 in.); Primary support: 16.1 × 11.7 cm (6 3/8 × 4 5/8 in.); Secondary support: 32.2 × 24.9 cm (12 11/16 × 9 13/16 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.