The Notre-Dame Pump (La Pompe Notre-Dame)

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The Notre-Dame Pump (La Pompe Notre-Dame)

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Te Papa Collections Online

Description

The French printmaker Charles Meryon (1821-68) was the illegitimate son of a British doctor and a French dancer. He entered the French Naval Academy at Brest in 1837 and travelled widely with his parents. Meryon took drawing lessons in 1840 from Vincent Courdouan (1810–93), from whom he learned elegant precision of line. He served as midshipman on the corvette Le Rhin during its mission to the French possessions and settlements in Oceania, including Akaroa, New Zealand (1842–6). Meryon drew s...

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Date created

1852

Creator

Charles Meryon

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https://collections.tepapa.govt.nz/object/37359

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Cityscapes / Rivers / Stone bridges / Wooden buildings / Scaffolding / Towers / Pumping stations / Rowboats / Children / Fishing / Trees / Clouds / Buildings / Cathedrals / Paris (France) / paper / ink / prints / etchings / works on paper / etching / Romantic / French / Paris / Sir John Ilott

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