The Laundresses
Cleveland Museum of Art

The Laundresses

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) · 1879–80

etching and aquatint
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

In addition to the needle traditionally used in etching, Edgar Degas employed unorthodox tools including a wire brush and a double-pointed steel accountant’s pen to make marks on the plate used for this print.

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