Charles Meryon

Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris

1854

Dating
Exact year
Held at
Art Institute of Chicago
Medium
Etching in warm black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Image: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Plate: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 43.8 × 31.8 cm (17 1/4 × 12 9/16 in.)
Collection no.
1927.4382
Attribution
By the artist

Collection: Art Institute of Chicago

About this artwork

Molière's Tomb, Père-Lachaise Cemetery, Paris — Charles Meryon. 1854.

Medium: Etching in warm black on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Plate: 6.8 × 7 cm (2 11/16 × 2 13/16 in.); Sheet: 43.8 × 31.8 cm (17 1/4 × 12 9/16 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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