Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

The image depicts a detailed pencil drawing of a man's head and shoulders. The man is turned slightly to his left, with deeply-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a full, bushy beard. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and has unkempt, curly hair that merges with his beard. There are minimal details on his clothing. The background is plain, and the drawing is signed in the bottom right corner by A. Legros.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on chine collé

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Ruth B. Benedict

  • Dimensions

    image: 33 x 22.9 cm (13 x 9 in.)
    sheet: 44.4 x 31.5 cm (17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.60.40

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 407, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

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 right in graphite: A. Legros; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 407 Tennyson; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 25783-8; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 31 (circled); by later hand, upper left in graphite: 80; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: a40795; by later hand, lwoer right verso in graphite: [T?]A.

Wikidata ID

Q75122190

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