Actresses in Their Dressing Rooms
Edgar Degas
1879/1880
Medium
etching and aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 22.5 x 31 cm (8 7/8 x 12 3/16 in.) plate: 16.1 × 21.2 cm (6 5/16 × 8 3/8 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1949.5.473
About the Artist
Edgar Degas · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...