Study of a Girl's Legs for the painting "Young Spartans"
Edgar Degas
ca. 1860–62
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
Sheet: 16 3/16 x 11 1/4 in. (41.1 x 28.5cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Family of Howard J. Barnet, in his memory, 1992
Accession Number
1992.360
Tags
Legs
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 ...