The three pigs lying in front of the stable., Karel Dujardin, 1849

* s. P. Avery collection. The states are listed according to harold wright's updated edition of loys delteil, catalogue raisonne of the etchings of charles meryon. Other catalogs list the states differently. Title from loys delteil and harold wright, catalogue raisonne of the etchings of charles meryon. Two prints bear inscriptions, possibly by the artist, dw10 in graphite and dw11 in ink. Admission is granted through application to the office of special collections. Charles meryon's earliest works include these experimental reproductive prints, mostly of animal or marine scenes, after karel dujardin, philippe-jacques de loutherbourg, adriaan van de velde and reinier zeeman. Subjects include views of haarlem, musee du louvre, oceania, pont-neuf, saint-denis, the seine and vlissingen. Other subjects include asses, boats, cows, horses, sheep, swine, towers, watermills and villages. One print is present in two states. Forms part of samuel putnam avery collection. Gift of samuel putnam avery, 1900. Dw10 bears collector's mark of an unidentified french collection (lugt 160) holdings checked in departmental copy of loys delteil and harold wright, catalogue raisonne of the etchings of charles meryon. Copy, in reverse, of the etching by karel dujardin. Citation/reference: dw 6(ii/ii). Date: 1849. Collection: Samuel Putnam Avery Collection. Les trois cochons couchés devant l'étable (NYPL b13512926-1101919)