La Verité Recherchée par les Philosophes

1707

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: sheet (text and image): 10 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (26.7 x 19.6 cm) panel containing image at top of sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm)
Collection no.: 24.63.1116(17)
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

La Verité Recherchée par les Philosophes — Bernard Picart. 1707.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: sheet (text and image): 10 1/2 x 7 11/16 in. (26.7 x 19.6 cm) panel containing image at top of sheet: 3 3/4 x 6 in. (9.5 x 15.2 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Georgiana W. Sargent, in memory of John Osborne Sargent, 1924.

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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