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Meryon, Charles
1821–1868
Nationality: France
Born: 1821, Paris
Died: 1868, Saint-Maurice
Gender: male
Occupations
draftsperson
painter
etcher
graphic artist
visual artist
engraver
poet
Biography
He was a successful printmaker. He was the illegitimate son of an Englishman, Dr. Charles Lewis Meryon, and Narcisse Chaspoux, a dancer at the Paris Opéra. He was colorblind (unable to distinguish between red and green), as is apparent in his pastels. He suffered mental illness, and died in the famous insane asylum at Charenton (in a suburb of Paris). French artist. Comment on works: etcher
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