Art, literature & historyThe Mortuary, Paris
1854
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching and drypoint in warm black on cream wove paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.4 × 19 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 23.1 × 20.8 cm (9 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 32.6 × 33.2 cm (12 7/8 × 13 1/8 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1927.4379
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
The Mortuary, Paris — Charles Meryon. 1854.
Medium: Etching and drypoint in warm black on cream wove paper. Dimensions: Image: 21.4 × 19 cm (8 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.); Plate: 23.1 × 20.8 cm (9 1/8 × 8 1/4 in.); Sheet: 32.6 × 33.2 cm (12 7/8 × 13 1/8 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.