Les Ongles

Alternate TitleThe Nails

Alternate TitleThe Manicure

Printmaker Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

Dateca. 1908

Mediumdrypoint (second state)

DimensionsPart (etched surface): 7 15/16 × 5 9/16 in. (20.1 × 14.1 cm)
Platemark: 8 1/4 × 5 7/8 in. (20.9 × 14.9 cm)
Sheet: 12 × 8 11/16 in. (30.5 × 22 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineGift of Herbert Greer French

Accession Number1940.155

On View

Not on Display

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