The Woman in the Cape

1889

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; sixth state of six
Dimensions: Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 28 cm) Plate: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.5 cm)
Collection no.: 18.88.19
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Woman in the Cape — Albert Besnard. 1889.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; sixth state of six. Dimensions: Sheet: 14 × 11 in. (35.6 × 28 cm) Plate: 9 1/16 × 6 1/8 in. (23 × 15.5 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1918.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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