Dumfries from the Dock

1777

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of three
Dimensions: Plate: 2 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (7.5 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 3 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (8.7 × 22.5 cm)
Collection no.: 26.72.205
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Dumfries from the Dock — John Clerk, of Eldin. 1777.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; first state of three. Dimensions: Plate: 2 15/16 × 7 15/16 in. (7.5 × 20.2 cm) Sheet: 3 7/16 × 8 7/8 in. (8.7 × 22.5 cm).

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

Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1926.

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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