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Alphonse Legros

Portrait of a Woman, 1875

Not on View

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 53.4 x 43.8 cm (21 x 17 1/4 in.)

framed: 62.9 x 53.7 x 4.4 cm (24 3/4 x 21 1/8 x 1 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of George Matthew Adams

Accession Number

1963.1.2

Artists / Makers

Alphonse Legros (artist) French, 1837 - 1911

Image Use

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Inscription

upper right: A. Legros / 1875

Provenance

George Matthew Adams [1878-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.

Associated Names

Adams, George Matthew

Exhibition History

1972: Styles in Portraiture, Northern Virginia Fine Arts Association, Alexandria, Virginia, 1972, no cat.

Bibliography

1965: Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 74.

1968: National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 65, repro.

1975: European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 192, repro.

1985: European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 224, repro.

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