The Angelic Guide

ca. 1654

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; third state of three
Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 5/16 in. (12 × 13.5 cm) cut on or just within the platemark
Collection no.: 20.81.1.28
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Angelic Guide — Wenceslaus Hollar. ca. 1654.

Medium: Etching; third state of three. Dimensions: Sheet: 4 3/4 × 5 5/16 in. (12 × 13.5 cm) cut on or just within the platemark.

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

Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1920.

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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