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Deciding to leave Italy in 1864 after a series of personal crises, including the death of his sister, he travelled to
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magazine, but he quickly found himself employed by that publication and became its first caricaturist, originally signing his work as 'Singe' (French for "Monkey") and later, and more famously, as 'Ape' (a translation of "Singe" into
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in London in the 1870s, and in about 1876–77 painted his portrait, inscribed 'à vous/Pellegrini' (to you/Pellegrini). In return, Degas painted
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to appear in the magazine, and proved immensely popular. It was the first of a highly successful series of more than two thousand caricatures published by
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magazine, a leading journal of London society. His work for the magazine made his reputation and he became its most influential artist.
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are perhaps now more well known, those by 'Ape' are regarded by many collectors as being artistically and technically superior.
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