The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841–1878)

1873

Dating: Exact year
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Pastel on green wove paper, now darkened to brown
Dimensions: 18 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (47.3 x 38.4 cm)
Collection no.: 29.100.40
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841–1878). The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

The Artist's Cousin, Probably Mrs. William Bell (Mathilde Musson, 1841–1878) — Edgar Degas. 1873.

Medium: Pastel on green wove paper, now darkened to brown. Dimensions: 18 5/8 x 15 1/8 in. (47.3 x 38.4 cm).

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

Credit line: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929.

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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