Angel Blowing a Trumpet

Edgar Degas, 1857–59

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Angel Blowing a Trumpet, 1857–59. black chalk.

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black chalk · Sheet: 44.1 x 54 cm · Cleveland Museum of Art

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Museum title: Angel Blowing a Trumpet
Artist: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
Date: 1857–59
Medium: black chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 44.1 x 54 cm (17 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: Cleveland Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1834–1917

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