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Alphonse Legros

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Etching of slender trees framing a bright sunrise opening in a dense woods, with crosshatched undergrowth.

Sunrise, Woods of Clamard (Lever du soleil, bois de Clamard)

Etching of a ruined stone tower and an arched wall behind windswept pine trees, with birds flying across the sky.

Ruins of a Monastery (Les ruines du monastere)

Etching of a wide rolling plain with hedgerows, fields, a distant tree line, and small figures in the foreground.

Plain (La plaine)

Misty mountain valley with two figures leaning over rocks at right, drawn in soft washes of blue, ochre and grey.

Mountain Landscape with two Figures at the Right

1905

Etching of a figure in a hat walking a shaded forest path beside tall trees, with an opening of light sky on the right.

Return from the Plowing (Le retour de labourage)

Etching of an elderly bald man with a long beard, head bent over an open book he is reading.

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

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man with bowed head, rendered in dense crosshatched lines on a dark ground.

Victor Hugo, 2nd plate

Etching of an elderly man asleep in an armchair beside an open book, with a window and cross-hatched background.

Convalescent (Le convalescent)

Soft grey print of a misty woodland with tall trees framing an open sky and a sloping path in the foreground.

Landscape: Morning Mist (Paysage: Brumes du matin)

Self-Portrait, 10th plate

1905

Self-Portrait, 13th plate

1906

Etching of a moored rowboat with oars on a grassy canal bank, with tall trees and reflections in still water.

Canal Seen by Morning Light (Le canal: Effet du matin)

Etching of two tall pine trees in the foreground above shaded, hatched hills under a pale open sky.

Sunset (Coucher du soleil)

Etching of two elderly beggars seated together, a bearded man holding a walking stick and a woman in a headscarf beside a bas

Two Beggars (Les deux mendiants)

Etching of rolling hills dotted with shrubs and grasses under an empty sky, signed A. Legros in the lower right.

Banks of the Yanne (Les bords de la Yanne)

late 19th century

Etching of a thatched cottage, tree and wooden cart on a dirt road, with fields and a distant village receding to the right.

Wheelwright's Home (La maison du charron)

Etching of a wide rural landscape with two figures on a foreground hill, shrubs, and a distant ruin under an open sky.

Prospect (Le point de vue)

Etching of a grassy hillside with a small figure and tall trees under a cloudy sky.

The House of the Well (La maison du puits)

Lord A. Tennyson, 3rd plate

Etching of a thatched cottage and haystacks beside a wooden cart with a large wheel, with a tree at left.

Cottage with a Cart (Chaumiere a la charette)

Etching of an elderly woman in a headscarf and a seated man leaning on her, with a basket at their feet.

Man and Wife Seated by the Road with a Basket(Homme et femme assis au bord de la rou te aven un panier)

Etching of a dense forest with tall trees, textured foliage, and deep shadows in the undergrowth.

German Forest, Downley

Etching of a man with a punt on a calm river, tall slender trees along the bank, and a hazy sky.

Man with a Punt, Figure to the Right (Pecheurs des truites)

Head of an Old Man

Red chalk head study of a young figure in a white headscarf and high collar, turned three-quarters, by Alphonse Legros, 1904.

Young Peasant (Jeune paysanne)

1904

Etched portrait of an elderly cardinal in a cape and skullcap, seated with hands resting on a closed book.

His Eminence Cardinal Manning, 1st plate

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

1868

Etching of a kneeling young man with a staff, hand to his face, beside a trough where two pigs feed.

The Prodigal Son, 1st plate (L'enfant prodigue)

Head of an English Laborer (Tete d'ouvrier anglais (Le berger))

Etching of two women in dark shawls and headscarves beside a wicker basket in a dim interior.

Egg-sellers, 2nd plate (Les marchandes d'oeufs)

Philospher (Le philosophe)

Etching of a round stone pigeon tower behind low cottages and trees on a hillside, signed A. Legros.

Pigeon Tower (La tour aux pigeons)

Etching of a rider on a horse wading across a river, with dense trees and reeds along the bank.

Fording a River (Le gue)

Etching of a riverbank with two trees in the foreground, a seated fisherman, and a distant house with smoke.

Banks of the Oise (Bord de l'Oise)

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man with wavy hair, looking downward with a solemn expression.

Tolstoy

Pencil portrait of an elderly man with long white hair and a full beard, signed A. Legros in the lower right corner.

H.W. Longfellow, 2nd plate

Etching of two figures carrying bundles over grassy dunes, with a distant village, church spire and round tower beyond.

Valley of Dunes (La vallee des dunes)

Etching of a wide landscape with rain falling from clouds on the right and two figures stooping among bushes in the foregroun

Mushroom Gatherers (Les ramasseurs de champignons)

Etching of tall trees along a riverbank with a figure in a small boat at the lower left.

Trees at Water's Edge (Les arbres au bord de l'eau)

Etching of three women with a baby led by a skeleton toward a grave beside twisted trees, signed A. Legros.

Drie vrouwen met een baby worden door de dood naar een gat in de grond geleid

1847

Etching of two kneeling women gazing upward in a rustic barn interior with a ladder, pitchfork and straw.

Twee opkijkende geknielde vrouwen

1847

Etching of a family fleeing a burning room, with a woman carrying a child and a girl crouching beside an older woman amid smo

Familie vluchtend uit een brandend huis

1875

Etching of monks dining at a long table in a vaulted refectory, with a crucifix on the wall behind them.

Refter met biddende monniken

1863

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap, gazing toward the viewer, labelled G.F. Watts.

Portret van George Frederic Watts

1879

Etching of a woman in a white headscarf and long skirt standing before a shadowed wall, head bowed.

Bretonse vrouw met hoofddoek

1847

Etching of a landscape with tall trees framing an open view, a small figure bending at the lower right beside shrubs.

Landschap met visser

1880

Etching of a woodland scene with a large gnarled tree at left, slender trees receding right, and a pale sky.

Bosgezicht

1847

Etching of a landscape with a plank bridge over a river, trees on the left, a farmhouse and rolling hills in the distance.

Landschap met plank over een rivier

1847

Etching of two tall trees with dense foliage and undergrowth in a woodland scene, signed A. Legros in the lower right.

Twee bomen

1847

Etching of tall trees and dark conifer branches in a dense woodland, with hatched shadows and open sky above.

Bomen

1847

Brown-toned drawing of a bearded older man with lowered eyes, lit by white chalk highlights on a warm ground.

Head of a Man, Full Face

Brown ink and wash drawing of a stormy forest with two figures, one kneeling and one reclining, beneath bending trees.

Clap of Thunder [recto]

Brown wash drawing of a crowd of people between two tall columns in an interior space, with a bearded man at center.

Crowd of People Seen between Two Columns [verso]

Drawing of a bearded man's head and shoulders in black chalk and colored crayon on orange paper, gazing forward.

Head of a Man (Possible Portrait of Professor E.D. Adams)

Etching of a winged figure leaning toward a seated cupid-like child against hatched shadows.

Mab and Cupid (Mab et Cupidon)

Etching of a cloaked man seated beside an overturned wooden cart with a broken wheel on grassy ground.

Broken Cart (La charette brisee)

Etching of an elderly man seated with bowed head beneath a large, shadowed bare tree with spreading branches.

Old man, Old Tree (Vieil homme, vieil arbre)

Brown ink drawing of a hunched figure carrying a bundle on a path beside trees, with a glowing sun behind clouds at dusk.

Landscape, Evening

Etched portrait of a bearded man in a jacket, with dark vertical hatching behind him and a signature at lower right.

Florestan Mionnet

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man seated in a buttoned jacket, hands resting on his knees.

Old man seated (Vieillard assis)

Brown wash drawing of flat countryside with gnarled trees, two figures with a rake in the foreground, and a distant village.

View over Flat Country

1906

Pen and brown wash drawing of an elderly bearded man in a robe, seated and leaning forward, hands resting on a round object.

Beggar with Crutches

Etching of cloaked men with long staves descending church steps, a kneeling figure and a praying man in the foreground.

Procession Leaving a Church (La sortie de la procession)

Etching of a laborer asleep with his head on his arms at a wooden table, with a stool and glass beside him.

Siesta of a Laborer (Sieste d'un ouvrier)

late 19th century