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Edgar Degas

The Milliner

ca. 1882
Pastel and charcoal on warm gray wove paper, now discolored to buff (watermark MICHALLET), laid down on dark brown wove paper
47.6 × 62.2 cm (18.7 × 24.5 in)

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

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