The Prayer

ca. 1930

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint
Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 15 9/16 in. (35.2 × 39.6 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (24.9 × 26 cm)
Collection no.: 1997.123.2
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Prayer — George Constant. ca. 1930.

Medium: Drypoint. Dimensions: Sheet: 13 7/8 × 15 9/16 in. (35.2 × 39.6 cm) Plate: 9 13/16 × 10 1/4 in. (24.9 × 26 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of David and Georgette Preston, 1997.

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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