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La Tour de L' Horloge, Paris: PL.3259-004

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

La Tour de L' Horloge, Paris
Translated as: The Clock Tower, Paris

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Meryon, Charles

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Lewis Meryon Bequest, 1928

Legal notes

On long term loan from Pembroke College, Cambridge (From the Lewis Meryon Bequest, 1928)

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Lent (1938) by Pembroke College

Dating

Production date: AD 1852

Note

Second state

School or Style

French

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of chine collé
Plate Height 261 mm Width 186 mm
Sheet Height 456 mm Width 342 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: IV
  • Location: Plate lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Number

Inscription present: Lewis Meryon

  • Text: LM
  • Location: Plate lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Initials

Identification numbers

Accession number: PL.3259-004
Primary reference Number: 6143
Delteil/Wright: 28 II
Schneidermann: 23 II
Old number: Pembroke 4
Old loan number: no. 40-1938
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "La Tour de L' Horloge, Paris" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/6143 Accessed: 2024-12-18 10:58:05

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