Title, Muscarum Scarabeorum

1646

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; first state of two
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (8.2 × 12 cm) cut outside the borderline but c. 2 mm within platemark at top and bottom
Collection no.: 20.81.3.294
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Title, Muscarum Scarabeorum — Wenceslaus Hollar. 1646.

Medium: Etching; first state of two. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/4 × 4 3/4 in. (8.2 × 12 cm) cut outside the borderline but c. 2 mm within platemark at top and bottom.

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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