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Alphonse Legros

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Etching of a skeletal rider on horseback leading a frightened crowd beneath a banner, with flames and smoke behind.

The Triumph of Death: Proclamation (Le triomphe de la mort: La proclamation)

1837

Etching of a skeletal Death on horseback with a scythe charging through a crowd of men carrying flags beneath stone arches.

The Triumph of Death: Departure (Le triomphe de la mort: Le depart)

1837

Etching of a woman clutching a windblown tree beside a prone figure, with a lightning bolt striking under a turbulent sky.

Victims of the Lightning (Victimes de la foudre)

1837

Etching of a rocky hillside with a large tree, two figures in the foreground, and cliffs under a pale sky.

Sunrise (Un lever de soleil)

1837

Etching of a man bending over a stream fishing with a pole while a woman in a headscarf watches beside a tree.

Fishing for Crayfish (Les pecheurs d'ecrevisses)

1837

Sir Seymour Haden

1837

Etching of a storm with heavy diagonal rain over a riverbank of shrubs and reflective water, distant land beyond.

Storm (Un orage)

1837

Etching of a bent peasant in a cap gathering firewood across rough hatched ground.

Fagot-gatherer (Le fagotier)

1837

Etching of a bearded seated man leaning against tall tree trunks beside a bright open clearing.

Study for the Prodigal Son (Etude pour L'enfant prodigue)

1837

Etching of a man in a hat bent over a punt on a river, with slender trees in the background.

Man in Punt

1837

Etching of a rural landscape with a birch trunk in the foreground, furrowed fields, reeds, and distant farm buildings.

View of Reeds (Coin de roseau)

1837

Etching of a rural landscape with two tall trees, farm buildings, and a rainy sky on the right.

Landscape with Two Trees (Paysage aux deux arbres)

1837

Etching of an elderly bearded man leaning forward on a ledge, head bowed, with hand raised near his face.

Curious Man (Un curieux)

1837

Etching of a rural landscape with a tall tree at left, a small building on a hill, and distant fields under a pale sky.

Last Rays (Les derniers rayons)

1837

Etching of a woodcutter working beside a fallen log near a thatched cottage among tall trees and shrubs.

At the Home of the Woodcutters (Chez les bocherons)

1837

Etching of a wooded landscape with large trees, a figure in the grass, rolling hills, and a stormy sky.

Landscape (Paysage)

1837

Etching of a footbridge over a stream, with trees at left, a farmhouse on a rise, and rolling hills under a pale sky.

Footbridge (La passerelle)

1837

Etching of a thatched shepherd's hut beside a stone wall, with tall slender trees at left and a gnarled tree at right.

Shepherd's Hut on a Hillside (Bergerie sur le coteau)

1837

Etching of a horse with a basket and two women carrying bundles along a path among trees and distant ruins.

Return to the Farm (Le retour a la ferme)

1837

Etched landscape of a valley with a village, rolling hills, and trees under a pale sky.

Valley in Bourgogne (Une vallee en Bourgogne)

1837

Etching of a bent figure beside a stream below a leaning tree, with stone buildings and an arched gateway behind.

Little Burner of Grass (Le petit bruleur d'herbe)

1837

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves at the foot of a tree with papers pinned to its trunk, clogs beside them.

The Tree of Salvation (L'arbe de salut)

1837

Etching of gnarled roots and a fallen tree over rocks, with a scythe and skull and the title Triomphe de la Mort.

Avalanche: Frontispiece for Triumph of Death (L'avalanche: Frontispice du Triomphe dela mort

1837

Etching of a man in a round hat with long wavy hair, head bowed, eyes lowered, rendered in fine crosshatching.

Peasant in a Round Hat (Paysan avec chapeau rond)

1837

Etching of a figure in short tunic carrying long wooden beams across a bleak winter hillside with bare shrubs.

Winter, 1st plate (L'hiver)

1837

Etching of a figure resting under large trees, looking over rolling fields toward a distant village.

Siesta in the Country (Sieste dans la capagne)

1837

Etching of a nude Fortune figure scattering coins above peasants, a child, and thatched cottages on a hillside.

Allegory of the Peasant and Fortune (Le paysan et la fortune: Sujet allegorique)

1837

Etching of a bearded grotesque fountain mask with two nude children beside it, set in an arched stone niche with foliage.

Fountain: Grotesque, Children and Basin (Une fountaine: Masque, enfants et bassin)

1837

Etching of a boy perched in a large tree with a walking stick on the ground below and dense foliage around.

Landscape with a Boy in a Tree (Paysage avec un garcon gimpe sur un arbre dite "Le denicher d'oiseaux)

1837

Etching of a man with a walking stick climbing a grassy hill beside a thatched shed and a windblown tree.

Along the Top of the Hill (Sur le haut de la colline)

1837

Etching of a bearded gardener in a hat working with a tool beside a tree, with sunlight breaking through foliage at right.

The Gardener (Le jardinier)

1837

Etching of a crowd of poor beggars in an interior, with a kneeling woman cradling a sleeping child.

Beggars of Brussels (Les mendiants de Bruges)

1837

Etching of a wooded landscape with dark trees on the left, a wooden fence, and a chateau partly visible under a bright sky.

View of a Chateau (Chateau de Poillet)

1837

Etching of the Adoration of the Shepherds: a glowing infant surrounded by kneeling figures and hovering angels in a dim stabl

The Adoration of the Shepherds (L'adoration des bergers)

1837

Etching of a battle with charging soldiers, fallen bodies, and a skeletal rider on a horse before a fortress.

The Triumph of Death: Battle (Le triomphe de la mort: Le combat)

1837

Etching of a man sleeping in a twisted pose on a pillow, with dense hatched shadows across his body and the bed.

Sleeper (Un dormeur)

1837

Etching of a seated beggar under tall trees, with a walking stick at his side and a rural landscape with farm buildings beyon

Little Beggar (Le petit mendiant)

1837

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf gazing up at a large wooden cross in a hatched, light-filled setting.

Woman at the Foot of the Cross (Femme au calvaire)

1837

Etching of a ruined chateau with broken stone walls and an arched doorway on a grassy slope under a hatched, stormy sky.

Ruins of a Chateau (Les ruins du chateau)

1837

Etching of a thatched cottage on a shaded hillside beside trees, with fields and a distant horizon at right.

Cottage on a Hillside (Chaumiere sur le coteau)

1837

Etching of a forest edge with a large gnarled tree on the left and slender trees receding into an open landscape.

In the Forest (Lisiere de foret)

1837

Etching of a farm with thatched roofs, a stone tower, trees and hay bundles in the foreground.

Farm at the Monastery (La ferme de l'abbaye)

1837

Etching of a farmhouse among trees beneath a dark, stormy sky, with a flat plain stretching to the right.

View of a Farm Seen in a Storm (La ferme de Brieux (Effet d'orage))

1837

Etching of two woodcutters working among bare trees, one crouching with an axe and one raising a long pole.

Woodcutters, 3rd plate (Les bucherons)

1837

Etching of two harvesters carrying sheaves across a field, with trees and rustic farm buildings on the horizon.

Harvesters (Les moissoneurs)

1837

Professor W. Cawthorne Unwin

1837

Study for the Head of a Man (Etude de tete d'homme)

1837

Etching of an elderly bearded man with curly white hair and a dark coat, turned to the side with a downcast gaze.

Study of an Old Man (Etude de vieillard)

1837

Etching of an older bearded man's head and shoulders, turned three-quarters toward the viewer, with fine hatched shading.

Study for Head of a Man (Etude de tete d'homme)

1837

Cardinal Manning, 3rd plate

1837

Etched portrait of a bearded elderly man with long hair, head tilted down, shown against a mostly bare background.

W.H. Longfellow, 1st plate

1837

Choirmaster (Le maitre de chapelle)

1837

Self-Portrait, 4th plate

1837

Pencil portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, shown from the shoulders up, with fine hatched shading.

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

1837

Cardinal Manning, 2nd plate

1837

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)

1837

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)

1837

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)

1837

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)

1837

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

Sleeping Beggar (Mendiant endormi)

1837

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

Desperate Man (Le desespere)

1837

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)

1837

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

Old Village (Ville vieille)

1837

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)

1837

Brown-toned drawing of several women in headscarves and cloaks gathered against a dark, smudged landscape.

Boat in Trouble

1837

Pencil study of a young woman with a headscarf looking upward, hands clasped in prayer, on pale toned paper.

Study of Woman Praying

1837

Brown wash drawing of two bearded monks seated side by side, one holding a small book.

Two Monks Seated in a Church

1837

Red chalk drawing of a peasant and a donkey on a slope beneath trees, with a windblown shrub and bright sky at left.

Peasant and Ass

1837

Head of a Horse from the Parthenon

1898

Study of a Workman

1837

Red chalk drawing of a seated bearded man seen from behind, head turned toward viewer, arm extended over his knee.

Study of a Greek

1837

Study of a Man's Figure, Holding Rod behind Back

1837

Red chalk drawing of a child's head with curly hair, turned slightly upward, with shoulders partly visible.

Head of a Child

1837

Head of a Man with a Skullcap

1837

Pencil drawing of a young man's head and shoulders, eyes lowered, with a faint moustache and hatched shading.

Head of a Young Man

1837

Graphite study of a classical male torso seen from behind, shaded with hatching on blue paper.

Study from the Antique

1837

Woman in a Cloak

1837

Pen and brown ink drawing of a centaur carrying a tree trunk across a rocky landscape under a cloudy sky.

Centaur Carrying a Tree Trunk

1837

Moody landscape with dark trees, a stormy sky, and a hilltop castle and village in haze at right.

Storm

1837

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)

1837

Pen and ink sketch of a woman with a switch and basket leading a horse with milk containers on a pack saddle.

The Milkmaid of Boulogne

1837

Graphite sketch of a male torso in three-quarter view, shaded with soft hatching on pale paper.

Torso

1837

Red chalk drawing of a seated man in a hat resting beside a reclining figure under a tree on a rocky hillside.

Rest

1837

Brown wash drawing of thatched farm buildings on a hill, with large trees and a man in a hat lying in the grass in the foregr

Claude's Farm

1837

Sepia ink drawing of a skeletal rider on a galloping horse under a windswept sky, with a bare tree at right.

Death and Its Horse

1837

Graphite drawing on blue paper of a nude man's bust, head tilted down, shaded with fine diagonal hatching.

Bust of Nude Man

1837

Brown wash drawing of a large tree beside a path, with shrubs and a distant horizon under a cloudy sky.

The Big Tree

1837

Brown wash drawing of a footpath winding past a large tree toward rolling hills and distant mountains under a cloudy sky.

Footpath in Burgundy

1837

Brown ink drawing of a female centaur resting among rocks and trees in a wooded landscape.

Centaur Woman

1837

Brown ink drawing of two figures under wind-bent trees beneath a stormy sky, by Alphonse Legros.

Clap of Thunder

1837

Pen and brown ink drawing of a bearded centaur beside a large tree, reaching up to a leafy branch, with hills in the distance

Centaur with Branches

1837

Brown ink drawing of a woman with long hair beside a waterfall, with a tree and hills in the background.

Peasant at the Source

1837

Pencil sketch of a bearded man with curly hair, head turned slightly, brow furrowed, drawn on pale paper.

Head of a Man with Curly Hair and Beard

1837

Head of a Man

1837

Study of a Man's Head [recto]

1837

Red chalk drawing of an elderly bearded man in a tall headdress, eyes lowered, with dense hatched shading.

Head of a Priest

1837