The Laundresses (The Ironing) (Les Blanchisseuses [Le Repassage])

Edgar Degas

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Edgar Degas (Paris, France, 1834–1917, Paris, France). The Laundresses (The Ironing) (Les Blanchisseuses [Le Repassage]), 1879–1880. Etching and aquatint on Arches laid paper, Image: 4 11/16 x 6 3/8 in. (11.9 x 16.2 cm) Sheet: 7 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (19.4 x 24.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Estate of Margaret M. Cullen, 34.5860. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Laundresses (The Ironing) (Les Blanchisseuses [Le Repassage])

Date

1879–1880

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Etching and aquatint on Arches laid paper

Classification

Print

Dimensions

Image: 4 11/16 x 6 3/8 in. (11.9 x 16.2 cm) Sheet: 7 5/8 x 9 9/16 in. (19.4 x 24.3 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of the Estate of Margaret M. Cullen

Accession Number

34.5860

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