The Italian Brigand's Wife

ca. 1825–26

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Oil on canvas, mounted on wood
Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20.6 cm)
Collection no.: 2003.42.10
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Italian Brigand's Wife — Léon Cogniet. ca. 1825–26.

Medium: Oil on canvas, mounted on wood. Dimensions: 9 7/8 x 8 1/8 in. (25.1 x 20.6 cm).

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

Credit line: The Whitney Collection, Promised Gift of Wheelock Whitney III, and Purchase, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. McVeigh, by exchange, 2003.

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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