Hand Holding a Crayon

1865

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); third state of four (Schneiderman)
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (14.7 × 22.4 cm) Plate: 4 7/16 × 5 13/16 in. (11.2 × 14.8 cm)
Collection no.: 17.3.351
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Hand Holding a Crayon — Francis Seymour Haden. 1865.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of two (Harrington); third state of four (Schneiderman). Dimensions: Sheet: 5 13/16 × 8 13/16 in. (14.7 × 22.4 cm) Plate: 4 7/16 × 5 13/16 in. (11.2 × 14.8 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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