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Dark crayon lithograph of a woman in profile with hair in a bun and black choker, seated before glowing round lights and a pale vertical panel.

The Song of the Dog

A transfer lithograph in crayon on cream paper shows a woman in profile at right, her hair pinned up and a dark choker at her neck, hands clasped in her lap. Dense hatched crayon fills the dark background, broken by pale glowing round lights and a vertical light panel.

Artist
Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas
Date
1876–77
Medium
Transfer lithograph in crayon on cream wove paper
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2403 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1877).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior acquisition of the Mr. and Mrs. Martin A. Ryerson Collection

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