Public knowledge · Work
Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame
Recorded by The Metropolitan Museum of Art as Johann Esaias Nilson.
The record
- AttributionJohann Esaias Nilson — other records naming Johann Esaias Nilson
- Datelate 18th century
- ClassificationDrawings
- MediumPen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white gouache, over graphite, incised contour lines; verso reddened with chalk for transfer
- DepartmentDrawings and Prints
- Held byThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Provenance of this record
Every fact above is taken from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s own catalogue record. Artmetria adds no interpretation to it. Consult the source record.
Johann Esaias Nilson · Portrait of Queen Marie-Antoinette in an ornamental frame · late 18th century · The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain / CC0.
Source read 2026-09-20 · Published 2026-09-20
Other records naming Johann Esaias Nilson
Game of BackgammonJohann Esaias Nilson
Caricatures of a Fish and a Bird Peddler in Ornamental FramesJohann Esaias Nilson
Portrait of a ManJohann Esaias Nilson
Two Actors Peeking through a Theater Curtain while Others Prepare the FootlightsJohann Esaias Nilson
An Elegant Company Playing Board GamesJohann Esaias Nilson
Ladies and Gentlemen Playing BilliardsJohann Esaias Nilson
Beyond this page
Artmetria operates two products this page does not use: Eye, for looking at works, and Market, for studying the auction record. This page states catalogue facts and stops. How access works.
This is a factual catalogue record, published as public knowledge. It carries no valuation, no estimate and no market analysis. How Artmetria works with evidence.