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title: Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas
author: Musée d'Orsay
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/15576/portrait-of-rene-hillaire-de-gas/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas
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## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/15576.png)
## Image Caption
An 1857 oil on canvas, *Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas*, by [Edgar Degas](https://www.worldhistory.org/Edgar_Degas/) (1834-1917), the French impressionist painter. Degas first made a name for himself as a portrait painter. Here he captures his grandfather, a prominent Neapolitan entrepreneur. (Musée d'Orsay, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/))
## Cite This Work
### APA
d'Orsay, M. (2022, March 29). Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
d'Orsay, Musée. "Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 29, 2022. .
### MLA
d'Orsay, Musée. "Portrait of René-Hillaire De Gas." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Mar 2022, .
## License & Copyright
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