Two Sportsmen Mounting Their Horses
Edgar Degas
1856
Medium
etching on China paper
Dimensions
plate: 8.3 × 7.5 cm (3 1/4 × 2 15/16 in.) sheet: 9.8 × 8.1 cm (3 7/8 × 3 3/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Purchased for the Virginia and Ira Jackson Collection
Accession Number
2021.124.3
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 ...