Self-Portrait
Medium
Etching and bitten tone; second state of four
Dimensions
plate: 9 1/16 x 5 11/16 in. (23 x 14.4 cm) sheet: 10 3/8 x 6 3/4 in. (26.3 x 17.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Jacob H. Schiff Bequest, 1922
Accession Number
22.63.31
Tags
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|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 ...