BACK TO THE ARTIST   Madame René de Gas, 1872 - 1873           Details     Description     Artist EDGAR DEGAS Degaspainted several portraits of his family while staying in New Orleans. His brother Rene has married his cousin, the young, blind widow Estelle Balfour. When this work was pained she was heavily pregnant with her fourth child, Jeanne, to whomDegasbecame godfather.   Date 1872 - 1873   Institution National Gallery of Art, Washington     Medium Oil on canvas   Dimensions 72.9 x 92 cm