Édouard Manet, Seated, Turned to the Right
ca. 1868
Medium
Etching and drypoint; first state of four
Dimensions
plate: 7 11/16 x 5 1/8 in. (19.5 x 13 cm) sheet: 12 7/16 x 8 3/4 in. (31.6 x 22.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1921
Accession Number
21.83.2
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Edouard Manet · 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 ...