Dumfries

1770–82

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; fifth state of five
Dimensions: Plate: 3 1/4 × 7 15/16 in. (8.2 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (8.9 × 21 cm)
Collection no.: 59.508.36
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Dumfries — John Clerk, of Eldin. 1770–82.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; fifth state of five. Dimensions: Plate: 3 1/4 × 7 15/16 in. (8.2 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 3 1/2 × 8 1/4 in. (8.9 × 21 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, 1958.

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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