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.
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Name
Charles Meryon
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Sculptor)
  • Artist (Printmaker)
  • Artist (Draughtsman)
Other Occupation
  • Naval officer (ANZSIC code: 7600)
Birth date
1821
Death date
1868
Death place
Paris, France
Active Period
  • c.1837 - c.1866
Arrival
  • 1842 (Aboard the 'Rhin'.)
Residence
  • Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land (Tas.)
  • Sydney, NSW
  • New Zealand
  • France
  • 1842 - 1846 Australia
Training
  • Brest Naval School, Brest, France
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Collins, R.D.J. (October 1975), 'The landscape and historical paintings of Charles Meryon (1821-1868)', Turnbull Library Record, Wellington, New Zealand, .>, <ExternalResource: Burke, J. (1974), 'Charles Meryon Prints and Drawings', Yale exhibition catalogue, New Haven, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Collins, R.D.J. (1986), 'Charles Meryon: A Bibliography', Dunedin, New Zealand.>, <ExternalResource: Delteil, L. and Wright, H. (1924), 'Catalogue Raisonné of the Etchings of Charles Meryon', New York, USA.>, <ExternalResource: Ducros, J. (1968), 'Charles Meryon, Officier de Marine, Peintre-Graveur', Paris, France.>, <ExternalResource: Moore, W. (1934), 'The Story of Australian Art', Angus and Robertson, Sydey, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Wilcox, D. (1924), 'Charles Meryon. Some unknown phases of the life of the famous French etcher', in The Home, (July-August), Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: (28 October 1933), 'Charles Meryon, his connection with Sydney', in Sydney Morning Herald.>] [<ExternalResource: Collins, R.D.J. (October 1975), 'The landscape and historical paintings of Charles Meryon (1821-1868)', Turnbull Library Record, Wellington, New Zealand, .>]