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
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...