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Alphonse Legros Sketching

1913

William Strang

Associated Names

William Strang

Artist, Scottish, 1859 - 1921

The image depicts an elderly man sitting at a table, drawing on a large sheet of paper. He is wearing a hat, a coat, and a beard and mustache. Nearby are scattered papers and a chair with a patterned backrest. In the background, there are stacked items on the floor and a wall with the name "LEGROS" inscribed at the top left corner.

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Artwork overview

Medium

etching
Credit Line

Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Dimensions

sheet: 26.2 × 36 cm (10 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Accession Number

1955.12.39
Catalogue Raisonné

Strang 1912, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1912

William Strang: Catalogue of His Etched Work 1882-1912. Glasgow: University of Glasgow, 1912.

Wikidata ID

Q65369161

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