Art, literature & historyHead of a New Holland Dog
1860
- Dating
- Exact year
- Held at
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Medium
- Etching with engraving on grayish ivory chine, laid down on ivory laid paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 5.3 × 7.8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Plate: 5.3 × 7.8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Primary support: 5.9 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 17.9 × 24.7 cm (7 1/16 × 9 3/4 in.)
- Collection no.
- 1909.177
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
About this artwork
Head of a New Holland Dog — Charles Meryon. 1860.
Medium: Etching with engraving on grayish ivory chine, laid down on ivory laid paper. Dimensions: Image: 5.3 × 7.8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Plate: 5.3 × 7.8 cm (2 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Primary support: 5.9 × 8 cm (2 3/8 × 3 3/16 in.); Secondary support: 17.9 × 24.7 cm (7 1/16 × 9 3/4 in.).
Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
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.