Sunset on the Thames (Coucher de Soleil sur la Tamise)

1865

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); fourth state of seven(Schneiderman)
Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (18 × 25.2 cm) Plate: 5 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.5 × 21.4 cm)
Collection no.: 42.33.25
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Sunset on the Thames (Coucher de Soleil sur la Tamise) — Francis Seymour Haden. 1865.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); fourth state of seven(Schneiderman). Dimensions: Sheet: 7 1/16 × 9 15/16 in. (18 × 25.2 cm) Plate: 5 5/16 × 8 7/16 in. (13.5 × 21.4 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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