Art, literature & history
The Fireside
ca. 1876–77
- Dating
- Approximate date range
- Medium
- Monotype in black ink on white heavy laid paper
- Dimensions
- plate: 16 3/4 x 23 1/16 in. (42.5 x 58.6 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (50.2 x 64.8 cm)
- Collection no.
- 68.670
- Attribution
- By the artist
- Image rights
- CC0 1.0License details
Edgar Degas. The Fireside. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
About this artwork
The Fireside — Edgar Degas. ca. 1876–77.
Medium: Monotype in black ink on white heavy laid paper. Dimensions: plate: 16 3/4 x 23 1/16 in. (42.5 x 58.6 cm) sheet: 19 3/4 x 25 1/2 in. (50.2 x 64.8 cm).
Collection record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Museum connection according to this source; current display unverified.
Credit line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, and C. Douglas Dillon Gift, 1968.
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.