At the Café des Ambassadeurs

1879–80

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching, softground, drypoint, and aquatint; fifth (final) state; canceled plate
Dimensions: sheet: 12 7/8 x 15 11/16 in. (32.7 x 39.9 cm) plate: 10 1/2 x 11 9/16 in. (26.7 x 29.3 cm)
Collection no.: 1982.1160
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. At the Café des Ambassadeurs. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

At the Café des Ambassadeurs — Edgar Degas. 1879–80.

Medium: Etching, softground, drypoint, and aquatint; fifth (final) state; canceled plate. Dimensions: sheet: 12 7/8 x 15 11/16 in. (32.7 x 39.9 cm) plate: 10 1/2 x 11 9/16 in. (26.7 x 29.3 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, 1982.

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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