Agrippina Mourning Over the Ashes of Germanicus

ca. 1772

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within platemark): 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (13.4 x 10.3 cm)
Collection no.: 21.36.127(74)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Agrippina Mourning Over the Ashes of Germanicus — Alexander Runciman. ca. 1772.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet (trimmed within platemark): 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in. (13.4 x 10.3 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Augustus Cleveland, transferred from the Library.

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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