Sir Edward John Poynter

1877

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and drypoint in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Philip and Judith Benedict

  • Dimensions

    plate: 25.7 x 17.1 cm (10 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 35 x 25.8 cm (13 3/4 x 10 3/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1997.88.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 42

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington, DC; by descent to Philip and Judith Benedict; gift to NGA, 1997.

Associated Names

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.

Inscriptions

lower left in plate: A. Legros

Watermarks

Van Gelder Portfolio

Wikidata ID

Q75122187

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