Newark Castle I

1776

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink; third state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 3 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.8 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (11.8 × 17.1 cm)
Collection no.: 59.508.37
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Newark Castle I — John Clerk, of Eldin. 1776.

Medium: Etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink; third state of three. Dimensions: Plate: 3 7/8 × 6 1/4 in. (9.8 × 15.9 cm) Sheet: 4 5/8 × 6 3/4 in. (11.8 × 17.1 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, 1959.

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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