Tourelle, Rue de la Tixéranderie démolie en 1851
1852. Etching and drypoint on watermarked Hudelist laid paper, 9 5/8 x 5 inches (245 x 129mm) full margins. Second state (of five) after lettering. A superb condition with a pencil inscription in the lower left margin on the verso.
[Schneiderman 24, ii/v; Delteil/Wright 29 ii/v].
The house stood at the corner of the rue de Coq, demolished in 1851, and is now part of the extended rue de Rivoli in Paris. Meryon sought to capture the architecture and spirit of an ancient Paris that was soon to be lost due to modernization.
Item number: 1230
Price: $4,000.00
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