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Alphonse Legros

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Cardinal Manning, 2nd plate

Etching of a bearded elderly man seated beside a tree, head bowed, holding a hat in his hands.

Beggar with Hat in Hand (Mendiant avec son chapeau a la main)

Sepia etching of a kneeling cloaked figure beside a large tree, with an open hilly landscape receding to the right.

The Prodigal Son, 4th plate (L'enfant prodigue)

Etching of an old chateau with rooftops on a hillside, framed by trees on both sides under an open sky.

Old Chateau (Un vieux chateau)

Etching of a riverbank lined with tall trees, a man in a wide hat, and open fields stretching into the distance.

Near the Mill (Pres du moulin)

Etching of a bearded man sleeping slumped against stone steps, with dense hatched shadows.

Sleeping Beggar (Mendiant endormi)

Etching of a hunched man seated against a stone wall, head bowed over a walking stick, rendered in dense hatching.

Desperate Man (Le desespere)

Etching of tall poplar trees lining a marshy riverbank, with a small rowboat on the grass in the foreground.

Poplars near Amiens (Pres d'Amiens, les tourbieres)

Etching of a seated man in a wide-brimmed hat beside large trees and a rocky hillside.

Old Village (Ville vieille)

Etching of a dense forest with large gnarled tree trunks framing a sunlit clearing and distant hills.

In the Forest of Conteville (Dans la foret de Conteville)

Etching of a hooded Death figure standing beside a kneeling woodcutter with a bundle of sticks in a forest.

Death and the Woodcutter, 2nd plate (La mort et le bucheron)

Etching of a bent figure in a cloak kneeling on a dirt lane beside trees and a grassy bank under an open sky.

A Vagabond Walking Along a Lane

c. 1890

Etching of a riverbank with tall trees, a seated figure in the grass, calm water and distant hills under a pale sky.

Along the Riverbank

c. 1885

Etching of an elderly bearded man seated under a large bare tree, head bowed, with a walking stick beside him.

Repos du Voyageur

Etching of a forest edge with a large gnarled tree at left, slender trees receding to a bright sky at right.

Lisiere de Foret

Etching of a rural old inn with a large tree, wooden shed, and a horse and figure at left.

Une Ancienne Auberge

Etching of a corner of a wood with large trees on the left and open hilly countryside receding to the right.

Corner of a wood (Coin d'un bois)

Etching of three seated peasant women in white bonnets and cloaks, with a basket at their feet, in an interior.

Peasant Women from Near Boulogne

1873

La lecture de l'office (Reading of the Office of the Day)

1868

Etching of a farm with thatched huts and a castle on a hill under dramatic clouds, with a figure working in the foreground.

Farm at the monastery (Le Ferme de l'Abbaye)

1893

Etching of a wide landscape with dunes, two figures carrying bundles, a distant village with a church steeple, and hills.

La Vallee des Dunes

Etching of a round stone tower and low tiled buildings on a grassy hillside beside trees, signed A. Legros.

La tour aux pigeons (Pigeon Tower)

Etching of a man fishing from a grassy riverbank beside tall trees, with open fields stretching into the distance.

Pres du Moulin

Etching of a thatched cottage on a grassy hill beside a tree, with a hazy plain and cloudy sky behind it.

La Masure sur la Colline

Etching of two peasants carrying firewood past a hillside village of thatched cottages under an overcast sky.

Le Retour du bois

1895

Etching of a river scene with tall poplars, a leaning tree, and a figure poling a punt boat on the water.

Bords de la Somme Pres d'Amiens

Etching of a wooded landscape with large trees framing farm buildings under a hatched sky, by Alphonse Legros.

Paysage

Etching of a man at a riverbank beside a rowboat, with tall trees and a second figure along the far shore.

Le Matin sur la Riviere

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man with a bald head, shown in three-quarter view against crosshatched background.

Portrait de l'Artiste (Portrait of the Artist)

Etching of a horse turning a well mechanism beside a timber shed, with figures seated and a man reading at right.

Le Manege (The Treadmill)

Etching of a river scene with a man poling a loaded boat while another pulls it by rope, village on hill beyond.

Paysage en Bateau

Etching of three woodcutters hauling rope through pine trees beside felled logs in an open, hazy landscape.

Les bucherons (Woodcutters)

1877