Detail View: The AMICA Library: La rue des mauvais garçons

AMICA ID: 
MIA_.P.3,010
AMICA Library Year: 
2003
Object Type: 
Prints
Creator Name: 
Mèryon Charles
Creator Nationality: 
France
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1821 - 1868
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Charles Mèryon
Creator Name: 
Mèryon Charles
Creator Nationality: 
France
Creator Role: 
Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 
1821 - 1868
Gender: 
M
Creator Name-CRT: 
Charles Mèryon
Title: 
La rue des mauvais garçons
View: 
Front
Creation Date: 
1854
Creation Start Date: 
1854
Creation End Date: 
1854
Materials and Techniques: 
Etching
Classification Term: 
Print
State: 
3rd state
Dimensions: 
5 5/16 x 3 13/16 in. (13.49 x 9.68 cm) (plate)17 1/8 x 12 9/16 in. (43.5 x 31.91 cm) (sheet)
AMICA Contributor: 
The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: 
Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 
P.3,010
Credit Line: 
The William M. Ladd CollectionGift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916
Rights: 
Context: 
The verses on the top of this print reflect the widspread anxiety of the time over violence and crime in the city:"What poor mortal was shelteredIn this dark hovel?Who once concealed himself thereIn the nights and in the shadows?Was it Virtue?OEH
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MIA_.26381c.tif