Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery
1879/1880
Medium
etching, soft-ground etching, aquatint, and drypoint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.2 x 12.5 cm (11 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.) sheet: 36.2 x 22.3 cm (14 1/4 x 8 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1946.21.106
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 ...