René-Hilaire De Gas, Grandfather of the Artist

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

Title

René-Hilaire De Gas, Grandfather of the Artist

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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1856–1857

Medium

Etching and drypoint in blackish-brown on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 12.8 × 10.9 cm (5 1/16 × 4 5/16 in.); Sheet: 33 × 24.5 cm (13 × 9 11/16 in.)

Credit Line

The Stickney Collection

Reference Number

1943.1059

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