Waiting

c. 1879

Dating: Approximate
Held at: National Gallery of Art
Medium: aquatint and softground etching on wove paper
Dimensions: plate: 22.5 × 15.1 cm (8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 36.5 × 27.8 cm (14 3/8 × 10 15/16 in.)
Collection no.: 1976.42.1
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

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Collection: National Gallery of Art

About this artwork

Waiting — Mary Cassatt. c. 1879.

Medium: aquatint and softground etching on wove paper.

Dimensions (museum labels retained): plate: 22.5 × 15.1 cm (8 7/8 × 5 15/16 in.) sheet: 36.5 × 27.8 cm (14 3/8 × 10 15/16 in.).

Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington. Accession 1976.42.1. Andrew W. Mellon Fund.

Museum holding does not establish current display.

Source: National Gallery of Art, CC0 collection metadata, retrieved 9 September 2026.

Location checked Sep 9, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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