Carlo Pellegrini

Edgar Degas (1834 - 1917)

National Gallery

1876

Portrait sketch of Pellegrini (the Ape 1839-89) in a comic pose. Pellegrini was a well-known portrait caricaturist working in London. He had painted Degas's portrait in London and this work was done in return. Signed: a lui Degas. On loan from the Tate.

• Medium: pastel in oil & ink
• Dimensions: 58 x 32 cm
• ArtFunded in: 1916
• Presented by Joseph Duveen through The Art Fund

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