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Two female figures inside a paintings gallery. One stands with her back towards us, holding a cane. The other is sitting, reading a book and facing the viewer.

An image of the inside a paintings gallery from the perspective of an open doorway. The figure closest to the viewer is sitting on a bench, wearing an elegant ballgown, and reading a book. Her face has no detail or discerning characteristics. Her long dress is pleated, and she wears a black hat and a single black buckled shoe is visible. Directly behind her is a standing woman, with her right arm outstretched leaning back on her cane. She appears to wear a black hat with feather adornments, and an elegant long-sleeved ballgown with ruffles on the sleeve. Her back is towards the viewer, with suggestions of two framed paintings on the wall in the background.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M13945
People
Hilaire-Germain-Edgar Degas, French (Paris, France 1834 - 1917 Paris, France)
Title
Mary Cassatt at the Louvre: The Paintings Gallery
Other Titles
Original Language Title: Au Louvre: La Peinture
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1879-1880
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/270223

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Etching and aquatint on cream, modern laid paper
Technique
Etching and aquatint
Dimensions
image: 30.4 × 12.4 cm (11 15/16 × 4 7/8 in.)
sheet: 33 × 24.8 cm (13 × 9 3/4 in.)

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
20 (impression from cancelled plate)
Standard Reference Number
Del. 29, R.-S. 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Duplicate Sales Fund, by exchange
Accession Year
1962
Object Number
M13945
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • Sue Welsh Reed and Barbara S. Shapiro, Edgar Degas: The Painter as Printmaker, exh. cat., Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and Arts Council of Great Britain, London (Boston), pp. 184-197, cat. 52. 20th state [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]
  • Jean Adhémar and Françoise Cachin, Degas: The Complete Etchings, Lithographs, and Monotypes, Viking Press (New York, 1973), p. 266, cat. 54, [not Harvard impression, related bibliography]
  • Michel Melot, The Impressionist Print, Yale University Press (New Haven, CT, 1996), repr. as fig. 205 on p. 185 [not Harvard impression; related bibliography]

Exhibition History

Verification Level

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