Penton Hook

1864

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first (final) state (Harrington); fifth state of six (Schneiderman)
Dimensions: Plate: 5 13/16 × 9 1/4 in. (14.8 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 7 13/16 × 12 1/8 in. (19.9 × 30.8 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.326
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Penton Hook — Francis Seymour Haden. 1864.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first (final) state (Harrington); fifth state of six (Schneiderman). Dimensions: Plate: 5 13/16 × 9 1/4 in. (14.8 × 23.5 cm) Sheet: 7 13/16 × 12 1/8 in. (19.9 × 30.8 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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