Édouard Paul Mérite (1867–1941)
Édouard Paul Mérite (1867–1941) Falcon with a Rat Patinated plaster Signed “E. MERITE” on the rock H. 42 cm A painter and sculptor specializing in animals, Édouard Mérite captured animals from life as he observed them in their natural habitats or used specimens from his own collection as models. He held the chair of applied drawing at the National Museum of Natural History from 1925 to 1935.
Édouard Paul Mérite (1867–1941) Falcon with a Rat Patinated plaster Signed “E. MERITE” on the rock H. 42 cm A painter and sculptor specializing in animals, Édouard Mérite captured animals from life as he observed them in their natural habitats or used specimens from his own collection as models. He held the chair of applied drawing at the National Museum of Natural History from 1925 to 1935.
