The Lost Receipt

ca. 1815

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Drypoint on chine collé
Dimensions: Plate: 5 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (14.5 × 15.8 cm) Sheet: 9 3/8 × 8 9/16 in. (23.8 × 21.8 cm)
Collection no.: 1986.1180.1957
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Lost Receipt — Sir David Wilkie. ca. 1815.

Medium: Drypoint on chine collé. Dimensions: Plate: 5 11/16 × 6 1/4 in. (14.5 × 15.8 cm) Sheet: 9 3/8 × 8 9/16 in. (23.8 × 21.8 cm).

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

Credit line: Bequest of Grace M. Pugh, 1985.

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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