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Profile Portrait of Degas

A work made of drypoint and plate tone on cream japanese paper.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of drypoint and plate tone on cream japanese paper.

Date:

n.d.

Artist:

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin (French, 1823-1902)
or possibly by Giuseppe de Nittis (Italian, 1845/46-1884)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Marcellin Gilbert Desboutin

Title

Profile Portrait of Degas

Place

France (Artist's nationality:)

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Artist's working dates 1843–1902

Medium

Drypoint and plate tone on cream Japanese paper

Dimensions

Plate: 8.9 × 7.3 cm (3 9/16 × 2 7/8 in.); Sheet: 26.5 × 17.9 cm (10 7/16 × 7 1/16 in.)

Credit Line

Albert Roullier Memorial Collection

Reference Number

1928.234

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