The Laundresses (Les blanchisseuses (La repassage))
Edgar Degas
1879/1880
Medium
etching and aquatint on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 11.7 × 15.8 cm (4 5/8 × 6 1/4 in.) sheet (irregular): 21.7 × 29.8 cm (8 9/16 × 11 3/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1950.16.61
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 ...