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"Portrait of René-Hilaire Degas, the Artist's Grandfather (Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas) , 2005.154,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/19243.
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Fine graphite lines faintly visible on dark tanned paper portray a three quarter view of the head of a man. With a relaxed, confident expression the elderly man looks directly at the viewer with heavy lidded eyes. He has a high forehead and thin hair combed back. He wears a coat and a shirt with a high collar that rises in front of his cheek and the knot of a necktie can be seen under his chin.