The Bridge of Sighs

1881

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, printed in green ink, with plate tone
Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/4 x 7 11/16 in. (40 x 19.6 cm) plate: 14 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (36.4 x 16.1 cm) image: 14 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (36.4 x 16.1 cm)
Collection no.: 67.630.151
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Bridge of Sighs — Otto Henry Bacher. 1881.

Medium: Etching, printed in green ink, with plate tone. Dimensions: sheet: 15 3/4 x 7 11/16 in. (40 x 19.6 cm) plate: 14 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (36.4 x 16.1 cm) image: 14 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (36.4 x 16.1 cm).

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

Credit line: Bequest of Susan Dwight Bliss, 1966.

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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