Degas By XanaSF Jul 19, 1834 Born in Paris 1853 Copy at the Louvre 1855 École des Beaux-Arts 1856 Travelled, painted and studied in Italy 1859 "The Daughter of Jephtha" 1859 "Semiramis Building Babylon" 1862 Met Edouard Manet in Paris 1868 Member of a group of avant-garde artists 1870 Volunteered for the French National Guard 1873 Formed the Société Anonyme des Artistes 1873 "Woman ironing" 1874 "The Dance Class" Apr 15, 1874 First Impressionist exhibition 1877 "Dancers Practising at the Bar" 1886 Exhibition of 10 paintings of nude women 1890 "Dreyfus Affair" divided French society 1917 Died in Paris