Lydia Reading, Turned Toward Right

ca. 1881

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint; second state of two
Dimensions: plate: 7 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (18.1 x 11.1 cm) sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 in. (31.8 x 22.9 cm)
Collection no.: 19.1.2
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Lydia Reading, Turned Toward Right — Mary Cassatt. ca. 1881.

Medium: Soft-ground etching and aquatint; second state of two. Dimensions: plate: 7 1/8 x 4 3/8 in. (18.1 x 11.1 cm) sheet: 12 1/2 x 9 in. (31.8 x 22.9 cm).

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

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1919.

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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