Art, literature & historyA Lady Attacked by a Bear, surrounded by Soldiers and Other Men, and Watched from a Balcony by a Crowned Man who Drops a Sword
1746–47
- Dating
- Date range
- Medium
- Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray ink; framing lines in pen and black ink, by the artist
- Dimensions
- Sheet: 8 3/4 × 14 5/16 in. (22.3 × 36.4 cm)
- Collection no.
- 2016.674
- Attribution
- By the artist
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
A Lady Attacked by a Bear, surrounded by Soldiers and Other Men, and Watched from a Balcony by a Crowned Man who Drops a Sword — Johann Esaias Nilson. 1746–47.
Medium: Pen and black and gray ink, brush and gray ink; framing lines in pen and black ink, by the artist. Dimensions: Sheet: 8 3/4 × 14 5/16 in. (22.3 × 36.4 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2016.
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.