Charles Meryon
(1821–1868) French artist (1821-1868)
Charles Meryon (France, 1821–1868) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Charles Meryon belongs to the chapter ‘Realism’ in this site’s history of art.
Charles Meryon was born in Paris and died in Saint-Maurice. The students included Gabrielle-Marie Niel.
One of the best-known works is ‘Lunar Law’. The catalogue has 118 works by Charles Meryon with free images. The dated works span the years 1839–1866. Works by Charles Meryon are held by several collections, among them Prints in the National Gallery of Art, Rosenwald Collection, drawings in the National Gallery of Art, and National Gallery of Art.
Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Jean-Louis Hamon, Erich Correns, Philip Henry Delamotte, Heinrich Hansen, and Evgraf Semenovich Sorokin.