Young Man, Seated, in a Velvet Beret, after Rembrandt
Medium
Etching; only state
Dimensions
plate: 4 11/16 x 3 3/4 in. (11.9 x 9.5 cm) sheet: 14 3/16 x 10 5/16 in. (36.1 x 26.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1977
Accession Number
1977.500
Tags
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · 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 ...