The Old Man

1767

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: plate: 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in. (6.8 x 5.3 cm) sheet: 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (8.2 x 6.7 cm)
Collection no.: 2008.232
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Old Man — Heinrich Füger. 1767.

Medium: Etching. Dimensions: plate: 2 11/16 x 2 1/16 in. (6.8 x 5.3 cm) sheet: 3 1/4 x 2 5/8 in. (8.2 x 6.7 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange, 2008.

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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