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Autoportrait: P.17-1978

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Autoportrait
Translated as: Self-Portrait

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Degas, Edgar

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Notes

History note: Purchased by A.S.F. Gow from Craddock & Barnard, 1956, £9

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

1850s
Production date: AD 1857

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 229 mm Width 143 mm
Sheet Height 327 mm Width 250 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

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Identification numbers

Accession number: P.17-1978
Primary reference Number: 1641
Adhémar/Cachin: 13
Reed/Shapiro: 8
Delteil: 1

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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