The Apse of Notre-Dame, Paris
Charles Meryon
ca. 1852–54
Medium
Graphite
Dimensions
6-1/2 x 11-13/16 in. (16.5 x 30.0 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Anne Straus, 2019
Accession Number
2021.27
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
CathedralsParis
About the Artist
Charles Meryon · 1821–1868
Charles Meryon, born on November 23, 1821, in Paris, was the illegitimate son of English physician Dr. Charles Lewis Meryon and dancer Pierre-Narcisse Chaspoux (stage name Narcisse Gentil) at the Paris Opéra. His half-sister Fanny, from his mother's prior relationship with Viscount Lowther, remained in contact after their mother's death in 1838. Raised partly outside Paris before attending Pension...