Sleepers on a Bench (Les Dormeurs)

1899

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, aquantint and drypoint on laid paper
Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (33.7 x 34.5 cm) plate: 9 x 10 3/8 in. (22.9 x 26.3 cm)
Collection no.: 64.557.58
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Sleepers on a Bench (Les Dormeurs) — Edgar Chahine. 1899.

Medium: Etching, aquantint and drypoint on laid paper. Dimensions: sheet: 13 1/4 x 13 9/16 in. (33.7 x 34.5 cm) plate: 9 x 10 3/8 in. (22.9 x 26.3 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Raphael Esmerian, 1964.

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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