Head of an Old Man, 1897

Not on View

Medium

silverpoint on pink prepared paper

Dimensions

overall (approximate): 32.7 x 24.2 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

1956.14.3

Artists / Makers

Alphonse Legros (artist) French, 1837 - 1911

Image Use

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Inscription

upper left: A. Legros (underlined) / 1897; in later hand, across center verso in graphite: A. Legros /"Un mendiant"/ (C.J. Knowles Collection); lower left verso: 3 1/2 ... bottom

Provenance

C. J. Knowles, Esq., .Frank Bliss, London. George M. Adams (Lugt 59)

Associated Names

Adams, George Matthew
Bliss, Frank E.

Exhibition History

1925: Paintings, Drawings, and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837 - 1911) from the Collection of Frank E. Bliss, Esq., Grosvenor Galleries, London, 1912, no. 25