On the Test

1859

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first (final) state (Harrington); sixth state of eight (Schneiderman)
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (19.4 × 26.2 cm) Plate: 5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (15 × 22.7 cm)
Collection no.: 60.598.8
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

On the Test — Francis Seymour Haden. 1859.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first (final) state (Harrington); sixth state of eight (Schneiderman). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (19.4 × 26.2 cm) Plate: 5 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (15 × 22.7 cm).

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

Credit line: Bequest of Julia H. Manges, in memory of her husband, Dr. Morris Manges, 1960.

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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