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Head of a Child

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names

Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image displays a pencil sketch of a child's head and partial shoulders. The child is portrayed in a three-quarter view, facing slightly to the right. The drawing includes detailed facial features such as round cheeks, a small nose, full lips, wide eyes looking towards the right, and curly hair. The background is a plain, light-toned paper with no other elements present, emphasizing the child's portrait.

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Artwork overview

Medium

goldpoint on blue prepared paper
Credit Line

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

overall: 25.7 x 19.4 cm (10 1/8 x 7 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1956.14.5

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

in later hand, center verso in blue: 43 (encircled); lower right verso in graphite: Head of a cherub / A Legros / (C.J. Knowles collection)

Wikidata ID

Q64534634

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