A water fowl, with a distant view of a city.

1646

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching; only state
Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (8.4 × 11.4 cm) cut on the platemark
Collection no.: 20.81.3.352
Attribution: By the artist

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

A water fowl, with a distant view of a city. — Wenceslaus Hollar. 1646.

Medium: Etching; only state. Dimensions: Sheet: 3 5/16 × 4 1/2 in. (8.4 × 11.4 cm) cut on 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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