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Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey

1866, reworked 1880–81 and ca. 1897
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Scene from the Steeplechase: The Fallen Jockey
  • Artist: Edgar Degas (French, Paris 1834–1917 Paris)
  • Date: 1866, reworked 1880–81 and ca. 1897
  • Geography: Country of Origin France
  • Culture: French
  • Medium: Oil on canvas
  • Dimensions: 70 7/8 × 59 13/16 in. (180 × 152 cm)
    Framed: 79 3/4 × 68 3/8 × 2 5/8 in., 77 lb. (202.6 × 173.7 × 6.7 cm, 34.9 kg)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon (1999.79.10)
  • Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art