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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.
More information
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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