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The image shows a scene from a slightly elevated viewpoint. In the foreground, there are wooden docks and small boats on the water with people. A large stone wall is on the left, leading into the distance. In the background, buildings and statues are visible on the horizon. The artwork is made using fine-lined brushstrokes typical of etching, with a monochromatic sepia color palette. Fluffy clouds fill the sky above the scene.
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The image shows a scene from a slightly elevated viewpoint. In the foreground, there are wooden docks and small boats on the water with people. A large stone wall is on the left, leading into the distance. In the background, buildings and statues are visible on the horizon. The artwork is made using fine-lined brushstrokes typical of etching, with a monochromatic sepia color palette. Fluffy clouds fill the sky above the scene.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bain-froid chevrier, dit "de l'École" (Chevrier's Cold-Bath Establishment, Sometimes called the "School-Baths")

Charles Meryon

Date
1864
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
image: 12 × 13.6 cm (4 3/4 × 5 3/8 in.) plate: 13.1 × 14.3 cm (5 3/16 × 5 5/8 in.) sheet: 34.3 × 49.9 cm (13 1/2 × 19 5/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1943.3.6177
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • architecture
  • Boats
  • River
  • Sky
  • Building
  • Figures
  • Cloud
Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown, PA; gift to NGA, 1943.

Inscription

"Bon à tirer pour vingt-cinq épreuves a / 16 octobre 1864. / C. Meryon" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "KK616" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Le bain froid chevrier-H.IV.44-(collection Hazard)" lower left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "O.S.L.J" lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1184" verso, lower left sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "21776" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

Marks

"LRJ" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1760b). "National Gallery of Art" verso, black stamped ink, (Lugt 1932d).

Watermarks

"HUDELIST" [crowned crest] "HP" "HALLIN[ES]"

NGA object ID 9109. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.