The Dessert

1909

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; third state of four
Dimensions: Sheet: 12 11/16 × 15 13/16 in. (32.3 × 40.1 cm) Plate: 11 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (30 × 35.2 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.2303
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Dessert — David Young Cameron. 1909.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; third state of four. Dimensions: Sheet: 12 11/16 × 15 13/16 in. (32.3 × 40.1 cm) Plate: 11 13/16 × 13 7/8 in. (30 × 35.2 cm).

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

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917.

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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