Two Dancers in a Rehearsal Room
1877–78
Medium
Aquatint, drypoint, and scraping on laid paper; only state
Dimensions
sheet: 9 7/16 x 8 1/16 in. (24 x 20.5 cm) plate: 6 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (15.6 x 11.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Accession Number
25.73.1
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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 ...