MERYON Charles (1821 - 1868) - PANORAMIC VIEW of "SAN FRANCISCO". 1856. Large etched plate. Reference : Delteil, n°73. Schneiderman, n°54. Posthumous edition printed on wove paper. Good margins. The plate was ordered for 1200 francs by the bankers Jules Beyerque and François-Alfred Pioche, specialized in real estate negotiations. It is their portraits and their initials that we see in the tablet. It seems that this engraving was intended to support a fraudulent scheme to sell shares in a fictitious French-Californian company. One of the most famous works of the artist. 37 x 107 cm - Condition A (Good condition) -