Horse-driven Mill (Le manege)

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

This is a drawing of a rural scene featuring a horse-driven well mechanism. The image depicts a horse harnessed to a manual water-drawing system, walking in a circular path to operate the mechanism. The scene includes an outdoor area with a well and a few people engaged in activities related to water collection or maintenance of the mechanism. The area surrounding the well has a rustic look, with wood and simple structures typical of a farm or rural environment. The background includes an open landscape with fields stretching out into the distance, all rendered in fine, detailed line work.

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Bibliography

1923

  • A Catalogue of the Etchings, Drypoints and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) In the Collection of Frank E. Bliss. Preface by Campbell Dodgson. London: Privately printed, 1923.

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Q65214261

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