Edgar Degas lahir di Paris pada tanggal 19 Januari 1834 dari keluarga kaya. Ayahnya, Augustin de Gas, adalah seorang bankir sedangkan ibunya, Celestine Musson, berasal dari New Orleans, AS.
Edgar Degas, At the Races, 66 × 81 cm, oil on canvas, 1880, at Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Edgar Degas, In a café or L’Absinthe, 92 × 68.5 cm, oil on canvas, 1873, at Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Edgar Degas, The Ballet Class, 85cm x 75cm , oil on canvas, 11871 - 1874, at Musée d'Orsay, Paris
Edgar Degas, Orchestra Musicians, 49 x 69 cm, oil on canvas, 1876, at Stadel, Frankfurt
Edgar Degas, Miss La La at the Cirque Fernando, 117 × 77 cm, oil on canvas, 1879, at National Gallery, London
Edgar Degas, Place de la Concorde, oil on canvas, 1875, at Hermitage Museum , Saint Petersburg