A Backwater

1877

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); eigth state of nine (Schneiderman)
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 12 9/16 in. (20.4 × 31.9 cm) Plate: 5 7/16 × 8 in. (13.8 × 20.3 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.2083
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A Backwater — Francis Seymour Haden. 1877.

Medium: Drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); eigth state of nine (Schneiderman). Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 12 9/16 in. (20.4 × 31.9 cm) Plate: 5 7/16 × 8 in. (13.8 × 20.3 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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