2641405 The Mante Family, c.1884 (pastel on paper) by Degas, Edgar (1834-1917); 88.1x48.6 cm; Philadelphia Museum of Art, Pennsylvania, PA, USA; (add.info.: Degas knew the Mante family well; the father, Louis-Amedee Mante, was a double-bass player in the Opera orchestra, and the young girls, Suzanne and Blanche, were students in the ballet classes. The sisters would later graduate to become members of the coups de ballet and perform on the Opera stage. ); 穢 Philadelphia Museum of Art ; Gift of Mrs. John Wintersteen; French, out of copyright.