The Mermaid

Frederic Stuart Church · 1880

Frederic Stuart Church: American, 1842 - 1924

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The Mermaid

1880

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, printed in green ink
Dimensions: Plate: 8 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (22 × 14.5 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 3/16 in. (30.7 × 23.3 cm)
Collection no.: 1986.1180.1220
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Mermaid — Frederic Stuart Church. 1880.

Medium: Etching, printed in green ink. Dimensions: Plate: 8 11/16 × 5 11/16 in. (22 × 14.5 cm) Sheet: 12 1/16 × 9 3/16 in. (30.7 × 23.3 cm).

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

Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985.

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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