Edgar Degas (1834-1917 )Young girl under the lamp. About 1878-1880. Monotype. 199 x 137 [295 x 245]. Adhémar et Cachin 120; Janis (checklist) 112. A very fine proof on ivory laid paper, mounted by the upper corners on strong white vellum. Small clear trace of oxidation around the subject. Red stamp of the studio in the lower right corner on the reverse side of the mount (Lugt 657). Provenance: Degas sale, 1918, probably no. 262, under the title Devant la lampe; acquired by Ambroise Vollard; then R . G. Michel Gallery.