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Degas: Movement, Observation, and Modern Life
Self-Portrait
Gallery 809 · Edgar Degas · ca. 1855–56 · Met web page
A self-portrait from the beginning of Degas's career, painted when he quit formal training and set off for Italy.
Gallery 817 → Gallery 809
To Self-Portrait
From gallery 817, walk back through galleries 816 and 815 to reach gallery 810, then continue to gallery 809 in the European Paintings section.