Charles Meryon b. 1821

  • Artist (Sculptor),
  • Artist (Printmaker),
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Draughtsman, etcher, sculptor and naval officer, made three brief visits to Australia between 1842 and 1846, although his subsequent career in France is far better known.

Citations

  • Collins, R.D.J. (October 1975), 'The landscape and historical paintings of Charles Meryon (1821-1868)’, Turnbull Library Record, Wellington, New Zealand, .

  • Burke, J. (1974), 'Charles Meryon Prints and Drawings’, Yale exhibition catalogue, New Haven, USA.

  • Collins, R.D.J. (1986), 'Charles Meryon: A Bibliography’, Dunedin, New Zealand.

  • Delteil, L. and Wright, H. (1924), 'Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings of Charles Meryon’, New York, USA.

  • Ducros, J. (1968), 'Charles Meryon, Officier de Marine, Peintre-Graveur’, Paris, France.

  • Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art’, Angus and Robertson, Sydey, NSW.

  • Wilcox, D. (1924), 'Charles Meryon. Some unknown phases of the life of the famous French etcher’, in The Home, (July-August), Sydney, NSW.

  • (28 October 1933), 'Charles Meryon, his connection with Sydney’, in Sydney Morning Herald.

Initial data sources

  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870