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Edouard Manet en buste: P.19-1978

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Titles

Edouard Manet en buste
Translated as: Edouard Manet, bust-length portrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Degas, Edgar

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Notes

History note: Purchased by A.S.F. Gow from Craddock & Barnard, 1956, £12

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1978-03) by Gow, A. S. F.

Dating

1860s
Circa 1864 - 1865

Note

Impression from a cancelled plate

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 128 mm Width 105 mm
Sheet Height 320 mm Width 248 mm

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Degas
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Stamp

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.19-1978
Primary reference Number: 1651
Adhémar/Cachin: 17
Reed/Shapiro: 19
Delteil: 14

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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