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Collection History

Samuel Putnam Avery (1822-1904) was a New York-based art dealer and collector. In 1900, he donated his collection of prints to The New York Public Library in order to establish a Department of Prints, the first public print collection in New York City. This collection of nearly 18,000 prints, representing 978 artists, is especially rich in holdings of French printmakers, but also includes works by English, American, Spanish, German, Dutch and Belgian artists. At Avery's request, many of the artists inscribed their prints, which frequently appear in multiple, including rare or unique, impressions.

Related Resources

The New York Public Library. A Handbook of the S.P. Avery Collection of Prints and Art Books in the New York Public Library (1901)

NYPL "The Samuel Putnam Avery Collection" <http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/29594>

Collection Data

Names
Méryon, Charles, 1821-1868 (Etcher)
Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1851 - 1854 (Approximate)
Library locations
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection
Shelf locator: MESN
Topics
Paris (France)
Genres
Prints
Notes
Content: According to Loys Delteil, Meryon published this set in 3 parts between 1852 and 1854, although according to James D. Burke in Charles Meryon Prints & Drawings, it is not certain that this was actually accomplished. An edition was printed by Auguste Delâtre in 1861 after Meryon retouched some of the plates.
Content: Holdings checked in departmental copy of Loys Delteil and Harold Wright, Catalogue raisonné of the etchings of Charles Meryon.
Content: Title from Loys Delteil and Harold Wright, Catalogue raisonné of the etchings of Charles Meryon.
Physical Description
Extent: 7 prints ; 24.5 x 32.3 cm. or smaller.
Etchings
Type of Resource
Still image
Identifiers
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7bd52e90-c61f-012f-6a97-58d385a7bc34
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