# Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting

By [Edgar Degas](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/artists/edgar-degas.md>), c. 1878–80.

## Details

- Medium: oil on wood panel
- Dimensions: Framed: 42.5 x 50 x 6 cm (16 3/4 x 19 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 27 x 34 cm (10 5/8 x 13 3/8 in.)
- Collection: [Cleveland Museum of Art](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/galleries/gallery-36a1fc18d246201d.md>)

[View collection record](<https://clevelandart.org/art/1958.25>)

- Categories: Painting
- Styles: [Impressionism](<https://art.jpamorgan.com/styles/impressionism.md>)

## Image

![Two men in dark hats study a painting in a dim interior.](<https://api.art.jpamorgan.com/artifacts/source-36a1fc18d246201d-a4c467c5a5dc3fce/full.jpg?v=73d691a69886b42bafe54d7088e0508f3c529840dcbb99d692c326e941926d81>)

## Sources & credits

- The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.25. Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.. CC0 Open Access.
- Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr.
- Cleveland Museum of Art

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