Portrait of Edgar Degas
Medium
Drypoint
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/4 × 13 11/16 in. (43.8 × 34.8 cm) Plate: 3 7/16 × 2 13/16 in. (8.8 × 7.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.149
Tags
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About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Marcellin Desboutin · 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 ...