Bank Note Element: A Putto Supporting a Mirror and Standing on a Plinth Inscribed "Three"

1825–72

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: plate: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.3 cm) sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 3/4 in. (30.3 x 22.2 cm)
Collection no.: 58.646.87
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Bank Note Element: A Putto Supporting a Mirror and Standing on a Plinth Inscribed "Three" — John Frederick Kensett. 1825–72.

Medium: Engraving. Dimensions: plate: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.3 cm) sheet: 11 15/16 x 8 3/4 in. (30.3 x 22.2 cm).

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

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Henry J. Bernheim, 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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