Mademoiselle Bécat at the Café des Ambassadeurs, Paris
Edgar Degas|Emélie Bécat
1877–78
Medium
Lithograph; only state
Dimensions
image: 8 1/8 x 7 5/8 in. (20.6 x 19.4 cm) sheet: 13 1/2 x 10 3/4 in. (34.3 x 27.3 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1919
Accession Number
19.29.3
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
WomenPerformance
About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Emélie Bécat · 1834–1917
Edgar Degas (1834-1917) stands as one of the most innovative artists of the nineteenth century, whose distinctive vision transformed how modern life could be depicted on canvas. Born Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas in Paris to a wealthy banking family—his father French, his mother a Louisiana Creole from New Orleans—Degas received a classical education before abandoning law studies in 1855 to pursue ...