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Carlo Pellegrini

Edgar Degas, 1876

© National Gallery, London

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.

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Title of artwork, date

Carlo Pellegrini, 1876

Date supported

1916

Medium and material

Pastel in oil & ink

Dimensions

58 x 32 cm

Gifted by

Joseph Duveen

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