René-Hilaire de Gas, Grandfather of the Artist
Edgar Degas
1856
Medium
etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 12.9 x 10.9 cm (5 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.) sheet: 24.6 x 16.6 cm (9 11/16 x 6 9/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1951.16.42
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 ...