Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Etruscan Gallery
1879/1880
Medium
soft-ground etching, drypoint, aquatint, and etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 26.8 x 23.4 cm (10 9/16 x 9 3/16 in.) sheet: 41.5 x 30.6 cm (16 5/16 x 12 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.3366
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 ...