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A Portrait of the Artist's Mother

Alternate TitleLa mère de Mary Cassatt

Printmaker Mary Cassatt (American, 1844–1926)

Dateca. 1889-ca. 1890

Mediumsoft-ground etching and aquatint ( first state)

DimensionsPart (etched surface): 9 9/16 × 6 7/8 in. (24.3 × 17.4 cm)
Platemark: 9 13/16 × 7 1/16 in. (25 × 18 cm)
Sheet: 12 5/8 × 9 13/16 in. (32.1 × 24.9 cm)

ClassificationsPrints

DepartmentPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Accession Number1925.579

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