Mademoiselle Bécat at the Café des Ambassadeurs, Paris
Edgar Degas|Emélie Bécat
1877–78
Medium
Lithograph; only state
Dimensions
image: 8 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20.6 x 19.4 cm) sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.29.3
Tags
WomenPerformance
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Emélie Bécat · 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 ...