Head of a Horse from the Parthenon

1898

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

This is a pencil sketch of a horse's head. The drawing shows the head from the neck up to the ears with a focus on the horse's profile. The horse is depicted with its mouth open in a relaxed manner, detailed with delicate pencil strokes. The sketch highlights the horse's eye, nostrils, and mane with fine lines for texture. The background is lightly shaded with no additional elements. In the upper right corner, the signature "A. Legros 1898" is inscribed.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    goldpoint with scraping on white commercially prepared paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall (approximate): 24 x 29.3 cm (9 7/16 x 11 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5487

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891-1979], Jenkintown PA; gift 1943 to the National Gallery of Art.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2015

  • Drawing in Silver and Gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns, National Gallery of Art, Washington, and The British Museum, London, 2015, no. 83.

Inscriptions

upper right in graphite: A. Legros / 1898; in later hand,center verso in graphite: 2 1/2" Top & Sides / 3 1/2 Bottom

Wikidata ID

Q64534558

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