Knife Sharpener

1741

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 5 9/16 x 4 11/16 in. sheet: 6 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.
Collection no.: 1986.1180.1834
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Knife Sharpener — Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. 1741.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: plate: 5 9/16 x 4 11/16 in. sheet: 6 1/8 x 5 1/16 in..

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

Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985.

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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