The Infanta Margarita, after Velázquez
Medium
Etching and drypoint; second state of two (only known impression)
Dimensions
plate: 6 11/16 x 4 3/4 in. (17 x 12 cm) sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 7/8 in. (18 x 15 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, R.W. Moncrief Gift, in honor of Janet Ruttenberg and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 1997
Accession Number
1997.240
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About the Artist
Edgar Degas|Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) · 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 ...