Portrait of Mlle. Hortense Valpinçon, c. 1871, Edgar Degas, French, 1834 - 1917, 29 3/4 x 44 3/4 in. (75.57 x 113.67 cm) (canvas)41 1/2 × 56 1/2 × 5 in. (105.41 × 143.51 × 12.7 cm) (outer frame), Oil on mattress ticking, France, 19th century, Throughout his life, Degas was a frequent guest at Ménil-Hubert, the country estate of his childhood friend Paul Valpinçon. Located in Normandy, Ménil-Hubert offered the artist a pleasant change of scenery and a family of captive yet willing models, whom he depicted on numerous occasions. This portrait of his hosts eldest child and only daughter, Hortense, ranks among the most memorable products of those visits and stands as the most winning depiction of a child from Degass long career.