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"Untitled (self-portrait in library) (Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas) , P1997.42,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 25, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/173196.
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An interior scene featuring an older bearded man in a three-piece suit and a black bowtie. The man’s face is well-lit and in three-quarter view, his gaze looking outward. He has wavy grey hair that is combed to one side and flows to his short beard and mustache. He has heavy eyelids and a prominent long nose, with mouth slightly ajar as if preparing to speak. He is leaning on a pedestal with his left elbow, with the top of his hand slightly visible in a relaxed posture. The background is in shadow, with suggestions of a library bookshelf and a sculptural portrait bust on the pedestal he leans on.