Seated Woman in Bonnet and Shawl

ca. 1879

Dating: Approximate date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Aquatint, drypoint, and etching; printed from canceled plate
Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (32 x 24.9 cm) plate: 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (15.9 x 11.9 cm)
Collection no.: 63.625.21
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. Seated Woman in Bonnet and Shawl. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Seated Woman in Bonnet and Shawl — Edgar Degas. ca. 1879.

Medium: Aquatint, drypoint, and etching; printed from canceled plate. Dimensions: sheet: 12 5/8 x 9 13/16 in. (32 x 24.9 cm) plate: 6 1/4 x 4 11/16 in. (15.9 x 11.9 cm).

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

Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1963.

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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