Art, literature & historyPortrait of Benjamin Fillon, Writer and Historian
1862
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching with drypoint in black on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 9.7 × 8.2 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 12.8 × 11.2 cm (5 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/2 × 12 1/16 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1909.165
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Portrait of Benjamin Fillon, Writer and Historian — Charles Meryon. 1862.
Medium: Etching with drypoint in black on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 9.7 × 8.2 cm (3 7/8 × 3 1/4 in.); Plate: 12.8 × 11.2 cm (5 1/16 × 4 7/16 in.); Sheet: 44.4 × 30.5 cm (17 1/2 × 12 1/16 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.