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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Related collections
  • Cleveland Museum of Fine Arts, Cleveland, USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (collected in)
  • New York Public Library, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA (collected in)
  • Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, USA (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA (collected in)
  • Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, UK (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)
  • Cleveland Museum of Fine Arts, Cleveland, USA (collected in)
  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA (collected in)
  • New York Public Library, New York, USA (collected in)
  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis (Minnesota), USA (collected in)
  • Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, USA (collected in)
  • Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA (collected in)
  • Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France (collected in)
  • British Museum, London, England, U.K. (collected in)
  • Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • National Art Gallery of New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide, SA (collected in)
  • National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Vic. (collected in)
  • National Library of Australia, Canberra, ACT (collected in)
  • Mitchell Library, State Library of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW (collected in)
  • Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia (collected in)