Dante and Virgil

1857

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint on laid paper; second state of three (only known impression)
Dimensions: plate: 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (11.8 x 8.6 cm) sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 17.9 cm)
Collection no.: 49.127.6
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. Dante and Virgil. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Dante and Virgil — Edgar Degas. 1857.

Medium: Etching and drypoint on laid paper; second state of three (only known impression). Dimensions: plate: 4 5/8 x 3 3/8 in. (11.8 x 8.6 cm) sheet: 9 1/4 x 7 1/16 in. (23.5 x 17.9 cm).

Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.

Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Imrie de Vegh, 1949.

This is a museum catalogue record, not a current-display assertion.

Source: official collection record. Metadata selected and normalized by Artline from the source export, accessed 10 September 2026; no museum endorsement. Reproduction rights are separate.

Location checked Sep 10, 2026. This does not indicate whether the work is on display.

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