Cardinal Manning, 3rd plate

Alphonse Legros

Associated Names
Alphonse Legros

Artist, French, 1837 - 1911

This print is a sketch of an elderly man's head and shoulders in profile. The man is facing the right with a slightly bent head. He has a pronounced nose, prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, and visible wrinkles. He is wearing a close-fitting cap and a high-necked garment, with short white hair visible around his ear. The background is plain beige paper.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    drypoint

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.5457

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bliss 1923, no. 437

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

Q65018692

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