Edgar DEGAS (1834-1917) Hilaire Germain Edgar de Gas, known as Edgar Degas, born July 19, 1834 in Paris and died September 27, 1917 in the same city, is a French painter, engraver, sculptor, photographer, naturalist and impressionist. The dance lesson Copperplate by Martinez Signed in the plate On laid paper 20.5 x 30 cm (c. 8 x 12 in) Edited by the Durand-Ruel Gallery in 1873 Printed in the workshops of A. Salmon in Paris Excellent condition Carefully sent in reinforced professional packaging INFORMATION: A copy of this prestigious series of engravings, published by the Galerie Durand Ruel, a major player in the promotion of the Impressionists, is included in the collections of the Library of the Musée d'Orsay, the Librairie du Congrès and the BNF. This is the original edition, not a m.