Cloister in a Forest

1823

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching on chine collé; second state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 11/16 in. (24 x 29.7 cm) Other: 7 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (19.5 x 24 cm)
Collection no.: 2010.80
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Cloister in a Forest — Carl Blechen. 1823.

Medium: Etching on chine collé; second state of two. Dimensions: Sheet: 9 7/16 x 11 11/16 in. (24 x 29.7 cm) Other: 7 11/16 x 9 7/16 in. (19.5 x 24 cm).

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

Credit line: Janet Lee Kadesky Ruttenberg Fund, in honor of Colta Ives, 2010.

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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