Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister

1860–62

Dating: Date range
Held at: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medium: Etching and drypoint; unique impression of the second state of six
Dimensions: Plate: 4 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.6 × 8.8 cm) Sheet (unevenly trimmed): 5 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (12.8 × 10 cm)
Collection no.: 2020.10
Attribution: By the artist
Image rights: CC0 1.0License details

Edgar Degas. Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. CC0 1.0. Compressed full-frame reproduction.

Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this artwork

Marguerite De Gas, the Artist's Sister — Edgar Degas. 1860–62.

Medium: Etching and drypoint; unique impression of the second state of six. Dimensions: Plate: 4 9/16 × 3 7/16 in. (11.6 × 8.8 cm) Sheet (unevenly trimmed): 5 1/16 × 3 15/16 in. (12.8 × 10 cm).

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

Credit line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price, Friends of Drawings and Prints, and Barbara and Howard Fox Gifts, A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, and Charles Z. Offin Fund, 2020.

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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