Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum

Copyist at the Metropolitan Museum — John Sloan. 1908.

Medium: etching. Dimensions: Platemark: 18.5 x 22.4 cm (7 5/16 x 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 32.4 x 45 cm (12 3/4 x 17 11/16 in.).

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

John Sloan took pleasure in satirizing his own profession and particularly the aura that surrounded some art objects, artists, and collectors. This image may express amusement at the common phenomenon of spectators taking interest in a painting only when it is admired by others. Sloan included a self-portrait and a portrait of his wife, Dolly, in the foreground.

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.