Charles Meryon

Title Page to Eaux-Fortes sur Paris

1852

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching in warm black on tan wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 16.2 × 12.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 16.2 × 12.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet, folded: 43.1 × 30.9 cm (17 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 48 × 63.2 cm (18 15/16 × 24 15/16 in.)
Collection no.
1938.1621
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Title Page to Eaux-Fortes sur Paris — Charles Meryon. 1852.

Medium: Etching in warm black on tan wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 16.2 × 12.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Plate: 16.2 × 12.5 cm (6 7/16 × 4 15/16 in.); Sheet, folded: 43.1 × 30.9 cm (17 × 12 3/16 in.); Sheet, unfolded: 48 × 63.2 cm (18 15/16 × 24 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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