Messenger

1922–24

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 × 15 15/16 in. (19.5 × 40.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 × 21 9/16 in. (36.8 × 54.7 cm)
Collection no.: 42.33.38
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Messenger — Edward Julius Detmold. 1922–24.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: Plate: 7 11/16 × 15 15/16 in. (19.5 × 40.5 cm) Sheet: 14 1/2 × 21 9/16 in. (36.8 × 54.7 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of William M. Lybrand, 1942.

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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