Artwork https://collectionapi.metmuseum.org/public/collection/v1/objects/436155

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The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage. by Edgar Degas. ca. 1874. Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas. European Paintings. H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929

Artwork facts

Maker: Edgar Degas
Date: ca. 1874
Place: No production place recorded
Current location: Gallery 816
Owner: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Materials: Oil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas
Classifications: European Paintings, Drawing, Drawings
Dimensions: 21 3/8 x 28 3/4 in. (54.3 x 73 cm); Overall Width: 73 cm; Overall Height: 54.3 cm
Image rights: public domain / open access image
Text rights: Met Open Access metadata is CC0 to the extent possible under law
Attribution: H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929

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MakerEdgar Degas ClassificationEuropean Paintings ClassificationDrawings MaterialOil colors freely mixed with turpentine, with traces of watercolor and pastel over pen-and-ink drawing on cream-colored wove paper, laid down on bristol board and mounted on canvas Current ownerMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

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The Rehearsal of the Ballet Onstage. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Gift of Horace Havemeyer, 1929

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