Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister
1860–62
Medium
Etching and drypoint; unique impression of the second state of six
Dimensions
Plate: 4 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.6 × 8.8 cm) Sheet: 5 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (12.8 × 10 cm) Mat: 12 × 9 11/16 in. (30.5 × 24.6 cm) Framed: 15 × 12 in. (38.1 × 30.5 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price, Friends of Drawings and Prints, and Barbara and Howard Fox Gifts, A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, and Charles Z. Offin Fund, 2020
Accession Number
2020.10
Tags
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 ...