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Edgar Degas

[Self-Portrait in Library (Hand to Chin)]

probably 1895
Gelatin silver print
5.8 × 8.7 cm (2.3 × 3.4 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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