Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey
1866, reworked 1880-1881 and c. 1897
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 180 × 152 cm (70 7/8 × 59 13/16 in.) framed: 202.57 × 173.67 × 6.67 cm (79 3/4 × 68 3/8 × 2 5/8 in.)
Classification
Painting
Department
CF
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Accession Number
1999.79.10
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 ...