The Fingernail Test

The Fingernail Test
The Fingernail Test, c.1626. Oil on canvas, 72.1 x 59.1 cm
ArtistFrans Hals or Judith Leyster
Year1626 (1626)
CatalogueSeymour Slive, Catalog 1974: #24
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions72.1 cm × 59.1 cm (28.4 in × 23.3 in)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art Benjamin Altman bequest 1913, New York
Accession14.40.604
WebsiteMET online

The Fingernail Test is an oil-on-canvas Dutch Golden Age painting that has been attributed to either Frans Hals or Judith Leyster, painted in 1626 and now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City.