The Ballet Class (French: La Classe de danse) is an oil painting on canvas painted between 1871 and 1874 by the French artist Edgar Degas.[1] It is in the collection of the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France.[2] It was commissioned by Jean-Baptiste Faure.[3] Degas temporarily abandoned work on this painting, and delivered a work of a similar name to Faure.[3]
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| Artist | Edgar Degas |
| Year | between 1871 and 1874 |
| Type | Oil paint on canvas |
| Dimensions | 85 by 75 centimetres (33 in × 30 in) |
| Location | Musée d'Orsay, Paris |
The painting depicts dancers at the end of a lesson under ballet master Jules Perrot.[1] Perrot and Degas were friends, and Degas painted the dance class in the Paris Opera a year after it burnt down.[2]