Ce tendre portrait de la sœur préférée de l'artiste a été réalisé avant son mariage en 1865 avec Henri Fèvre, et a précédé leur déménagement à Buenos Aires la même année. Reed et Shapiro notent la ressemblance de la pose de Marguerite et la similitude du traitement de Degas avec le Portrait de Saskia de Rembrandt (Benesch 427), le dessin à la pointe d'argent de 1633, ainsi qu'avec sa gravure Tête de Femme (Bartsch, Hind 153) vers 1637, deux œuvres que Degas aurait probablement connues au moins sous forme de reproduction. Ils mentionnent également la petite eau-forte de Delacroix, Madame Frédéric Villot (Delteil 33), 1833, dont on sait que l'artiste a possédé une impression.
Reed & Shapiro ne connaissaient que deux exemples de cet état, dont cette impression. Ils citent un total de sept impressions dans les six états, dont quatre se trouvent dans des collections publiques.
This tender portrait of the artist's favourite sister was made prior to her marriage in 1865 to Henri Fèvre, which preceded their move to Buenos Aires in the same year. Reed and Shapiro note the resemblance of Marguerite's pose and the similarity of Degas's treatment to Rembrandt's Portrait of Saskia (Benesch 427), the silver point drawing from 1633, as well as to his etching Head of a Woman (Bartsch, Hind 153) circa 1637, both of which Degas would probably have known at least in reproduction. They also point to Delacroix's small etching Madame Frédéric Villot (Delteil 33), 1833, an impression of which the artist is known to have owned.
Reed & Shapiro knew of only two examples of this state, including this impression. They cite a total of seven impressions across all six states, of which four are in public collections.
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