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Alphonse Legros

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Etching of a priest giving communion to two kneeling worshippers in a dim church, with an altar server behind the rail.

Communion in the Church of St. Médard

c. 1861

Pencil portrait of an older man with pince-nez glasses, mustache and bow tie, signed A. Legros, 1875.

Portrait of Champfleury

1875

Etching of bearded men gathered around a candlelit table, with a large shadow rising on the wall behind them.

The Shadow

1861

Portrait of Cardinal Manning (2nd Plate)

c. 1857-1911

Pencil-style portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, looking to the side.

Portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson

c. 1857-1911

Pencil portrait of an elderly bearded man with long wavy hair, gazing toward the viewer in soft grey shading.

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2nd Plate)

1911

Lithograph portrait of an elderly bearded man in a dark coat and skullcap, signed A. Legros in the upper right corner.

Portrait of George Frederic Watts (2nd Plate)

c. 1857-1911

Etching of a hooded skeleton with a scythe seated on a stone while a frightened old woodcutter recoils among dark forest tree

Death and the Woodcutter

1881

Etched bust portrait of an elderly man with a draped cloak and direct, serious gaze, signed A. Legros at upper left.

Large Spaniard (Le grand Espagnol)

Meditation (La meditation)

English Peasant (Paysan anglais)

Distributor of the Holy Water (Le donneur d'eau benite)

Etching of a man in a hat bending over a wood block, raising a billhook beside a large tree trunk.

Fagot-cutter (Le coupeur de fagots)

Philosopher (Le philosophe)

Head of a Beggar (Tete de mendiant)

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap, leaning on a table with his hands folded, eyes cast downward.

Writer (L'ecrivain)

Head of a Satyr (Tete de satyre)

Etching of a small figure fishing from a riverbank beside a large tree, with a stone bridge and hills in the background.

Little Angler (Le petit pecheur a la ligne)

Auguste Rodin

Etching of a woman in a flowing dress recoiling under a large tree, with dense crosshatched shadows and a bright sky opening.

Thunder (Un coup de foudre)

Etched portrait of an elderly bald man with a full beard, face lit against a dark hatched background.

Head of a Man (Tete d'homme)

Brown-toned print of a bearded man with long hair in three-quarter view, face softly lit against a dark background.

Poet (Le poete)

Etched self-portrait of a bearded man in a buttoned shirt, gazing directly at the viewer against a hatched background.

Self-Portrait, 3rd plate

1880

Lithograph of a winding forest road lined with birch trees, with light breaking through the trees in the distance.

Landscape with Birch Trees (Le paysage aux bouleaux)

1878

Etching of a seated angler with a rod on a riverbank, framed by tall birch trees and still water.

Angler (Le pecheur a la ligne)

Head of Souliote (Tete de Souliote)

Etching of a woman carrying sticks and a man stooping among brushwood beside a felled tree trunk.

Fagot-makers (Les faiseurs de fagots)

Leon Gambetta, 2nd plate

Etching of men seated at a table with raised arms and candelabra, rendered in dense dark hatching.

Shadow (Ombre)

Etching of a field hospital with wounded men on stretchers, a grieving seated figure, and hooded attendants in an archway.

Field Hospital (L'ambulance)

Etching of an elderly woman in a shawl and white cap, seated with folded hands against dense crosshatched shading.

Old Woman Seated (La vieille femme assise)

Etching of an elderly peasant woman in a bonnet holding a wicker basket beside a shadowed stone wall.

Peasant Woman of Boulogne (Paysanne des environs de Boulogne dite La femme au panier)