Yes, he was.
During his lifetime there was no radio, nor recorded music. To listen to music you had to go to a concert.
The Franco-Prussian War, World War 1.
E.g. Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
Edgar Degas's birth name is Hilaire-Germain-Edgar De Gas.
I was doing a school report on Edgar Degas......because his mother died when Degas was 13 he became quite ill tempered.
While Degas was relatively successful during his lifetime, he is much more famous today. He is considered considered to be one of the founders of Impressionism, and his works are celebrated throughout the world.
During his lifetime there was no radio, nor recorded music. To listen to music you had to go to a concert.
Edgar Degas
Ingres
Renoir: 'Dance in the Country', Renoir: 'Dance in the Town'. Degas: 'Dance Class'.
The anagrams are saged and the proper noun Degas (famous artist Edgar Degas).
The Franco-Prussian War, World War 1.
Edgar Degas
The french painter Edgar Degas (1834-1917) was famous for both his painting and scupltures of dancers. Google the painting 'Ballet Rehearsal' or 'Little Dancer of Fourteen Years' to see some of his best work.
E.g. Claude Monet and Edgar Degas.
Edgar Degas
I think it is Dance Class at the Opera