Exocetus

1817/1821

Dating: Date range
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: etching
Collection no.: 1964.8.1838
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Exocetus — Charles Alexandre Lesueur. 1817/1821.

Medium: etching.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): .

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1964.8.1838. Rosenwald Collection.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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