488175 Portrait of Paul Valpin癟on, c.1855 (oil on canvas) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 40.32 x 32.39 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: Edgar Degas and Paul Valpin癟on had a lifelong friendship that began even before the two became classmates in 1846. Paul??? father, Edouard Valpin癟on, played a role in Degas??? artistic development by encouraging the young artist??? interest in the French neoclassical painter Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres. According to Paul Valpin癟on\'s daughter he was 21 years old at the time that this portrait was painted.); 穢 Minneapolis Institute of Art; Gift of David M. Daniels in memory of Frances H. Daniels; French, out of copyright.