Self-Portrait (Edgar Degas, par lui-même)
Edgar Degas
1857
Medium
etching on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 23.2 x 14.4 cm (9 1/8 x 5 11/16 in.) sheet: 36.3 x 27.5 cm (14 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.3360
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 ...