Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar (1834-1917), Combing the Hair ('La Coiffure), about 1896 oil on canvas 114.3 x 146.1 cm. The National Gallery, London inv. NG 4865 © The National Gallery, London

Degas, Hilaire-Germain-Edgar (1834-1917), Portrait of Elena Carafa, probably about 1875 oil on canvas 69.8 x 54.6 cm. The National Gallery, London inv. NG 4167 © The National Gallery, London