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Frederic Regamey

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a man in a three-quarter view, facing the viewer with a direct gaze. He has wavy hair, a beard, and a mustache, and is dressed in a collared shirt and a jacket with large buttons. The background is plain with hatching lines surrounding the figure.

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Artwork overview

Medium

drypoint
Credit Line

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

1949.16.4
Catalogue Raisonné

Bliss 1923, no. 22

Artwork history & notes

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.

Wikidata ID

Q65067769

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