Self-Portrait, ca. 1855–56, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 16 x 13 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French

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Self-Portrait, ca. 1855–56, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas, 16 x 13 1/2 in. ( x cm), Drawings, Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris), At the start of his career, Degas produced some forty self-portraits in various media. This likeness dates to about 1855–56, when the young artist quit his formal training at the École des Beaux-Arts and set off for an extended sojourn in Italy

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