The Abduction of Europa

ca. 1788

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: plate: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (13.3 x 19 cm) sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (13.6 x 21.9 cm)
Collection no.: 62.600.107
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Abduction of Europa — Pierre-Paul Prud'hon. ca. 1788.

Medium: Etching; first state of two. Dimensions: plate: 5 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. (13.3 x 19 cm) sheet: 5 3/8 x 8 5/8 in. (13.6 x 21.9 cm).

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

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1962.

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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