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Alphonse Legros

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Old Spaniard (Vieil Espagnol)

Etching of tall pine trees and undergrowth in a forest, with a pale sky opening between the trunks.

In the Forest of Fontainebleau (Dans le foret de Fontainebleau)

Etching of two figures working beside a large wooden wheel under bare trees in an open field.

Wheelwright (Un charron)

Etching of a seated figure in a wide-brimmed hat in a rowboat on a river, with a large tree and reedy banks behind.

Along the Thames (Sur la Tamise)

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat, eyes cast downward, rendered in fine crosshatching.

Lord A. Tennyson, 2nd plate

Etching of a forest edge with tall trunks framing a misty sky and rolling hills under morning light.

Water's Edge by Morning Light (Au bord de l'eau (Effet du matin))

Sepia drawing of three peasant figures on a road beside tall tree trunks, with rolling hills behind them.

The Departure

1905

Graphite drawing of three women in headscarves bending to harvest grain in a field, with sheaves and a sickle nearby.

The Reapers

1907

Etching of a kneeling bearded man with a staff and bundle, head bowed in a barren hilly landscape under a streaked sky.

The Prodigal Son, 6th plate (L'enfant prodigue)

Etching of a kneeling hooded monk chopping wood with an axe while robed figures watch beside trees and a river.

Monks Chopping Wood (Les moines bucherons)

Etching of a hooded woman seated against a stone wall, a child with head resting in her lap, dense hatched shading.

Woman Seated against a Wall, Child with His Head in Her Lap (Femme assise, muraille au fond, enfant la tete dans son…

Val Prinsep, R.A.

Etching of a hillside farm with a hatted figure leaning on a staff beside a tree, under a low sun.

View of a Farm (La ferme de Beauchamp)

Etching of a shepherd in a hat sleeping on a grassy hillside, with a staff beside him and a village on the ridge above.

Sleeping Shepherd (Le repos du berger)

Etching of a hamlet on fire with smoke rising, two women in alarm and a kneeling figure beside a tree in the foreground.

Fire in the Hamlet (L'incendie du hameau)

Etching portrait of a young girl with long wavy hair and a serious expression, facing the viewer.

Little Marie (La petite Marie)

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

M. Champfleury

1875

Etched portrait of a bearded older man turned three-quarter left, with wavy hair and an open-collared shirt.

Jules Dalou, 1st plate

Etching of a priest offering a chalice to kneeling worshippers at an altar, with a server holding a candle stand in a church

Communion in the Church of Saint Medard (La communion dans l'eglise St.-Medard)

Etching of a dying saint on the ground surrounded by hooded friars, one reading an open book, with a skull in the foreground.

The Death of Saint Francis (La mort de St. Francois)

Etching of robed choristers and a young boy gathered around a large open music book on a lectern.

Choristers, 1st plate (Le lutrin)

Etching of three clergy and a young chorister holding a candle beside an open music stand in a church interior.

Choristers, 2nd plate (Le lutrin)

Etching of three men in dark robes in an interior, the central figure in a white head covering gesturing toward his chest.

Baptism

c. 1870

Etching of a bearded seated man in a loose garment on a stone ledge beside a block wall, with a jug and basket.

Job, 1st plate

Etching of a peasant woman washing her feet in a stream beside a large tree, with a farmhouse on a hillside behind her.

Peasant Washing Her Feet (Paysanne se lavant les pieds)

1860

Etching of a woodcutter raising an axe on a felled log, with stacked timber and tree stumps in a clearing.

Woodcutter (Le bucheron)

Etching of three peasant women in white bonnets and cloaks seated near a doorway, with a child in shadow behind them.

Peasant Women of Boulogne (Paysannes des environs de Boulogne)

Etching of a farmer bending over a plow pulled by two horses across an open field under a pale sky.

The Plow (La charrue)

Etching of an elderly blind beggar seated under a tree with a dog and staff, open landscape to the right.

Blind Beggar (Le mendiant aveugle)

Etching of a hilltop brickworks with a tiled-roof building, wooden tower, bare trees and a cart under hatched skies.

Brick-works (La Briqueterie)

Etching of horses pulling a roller across a sandy hillside with pine trees and a windmill under a cloudy sky.

Landscape with Roller (Le paysage au rouleau)

Etching of a rowboat with several figures on a river, with wooded hills and distant buildings along the bank.

Landscape with Boat, 1st plate (Le paysage au bateau)

Etching of a rural cottage among trees on a hillside, with a pond and reeds in the foreground and a lone tree at left.

Landscape with Pond (Le paysage a la mare)

Etching of a gnarled tree beside a rural road, with haystacks, a thatched cottage and open fields stretching to the horizon.

Landscape with Haystacks (Le paysage aux meules)

Etching of pollard willow trunks beside a wooden fence, with dark rolling hills and a cloudy sky behind them.

Pollard Willows (Les saules tetards)

Etching of a dim interior with a seated woman sewing, a standing man, and a man by a glowing fireplace.

The Hearth (Le foyer)

Etching of two figures bent over a ledger on a table, with a third figure at left and a bright window at right.

Account Book (Le livre de comptes)

Etching of a bearded man in a loose shirt bowing a double bass while reading sheet music.

The Bass Player (Le joueur de contre-basse)

mid-19th century

Etching of a seated man playing a viol beside a tree, with two boys standing at left in an open landscape.

Viol Player (Le joueur de viole)

Etching of a hooded Death figure with a scythe standing beside a bent old woodcutter gathering sticks in a forest.

Death and the Woodcutter, 2nd plate (La Mort de le bucheron)

Etching of an ex-libris bookplate with a stone pedestal, heraldic lion, a greyhound, and a house with a round tower behind tr

Ex-Libris Edwin Edwards

Etching of several men with bows and caps crowded behind a stone wall, one foreground figure turning away.

Archers (Les archers)

1862

Etching of an elderly bald man seated under a tree on a stone ledge, head bowed, hands clasped over his knee.

"Since Then" ("Depuis ce temps-la")

Etching of an old woodcutter kneeling by a bundle of sticks as a hooded Death with a scythe stands nearby under bare trees.

Death and the Woodcutter, 3rd plate (La mort et le bucheron)

Etching of an elderly bearded man with long flowing hair and a lined face, shown in head and shoulders view.

Head of a Philosopher (Tete de philosophe)

Etched half-length portrait of a bearded, balding man in a light collared shirt against horizontal hatched lines.

Auguste Poulet-Malassis, 2nd plate

Etching of a seated bearded beggar with crutches and a bowl, as two cloaked women stand before him beside a stone wall.

Charity (La charite)

Etching of an elderly bearded beggar leaning on a cane and holding out a top hat, by Alphonse Legros, 1881.

Beggar (Le mendiant)

1881

Etching of a rounded vase decorated with several carved grotesque masks with bearded and curly-haired faces.

Vase with Grotesques (Le vase aux masques)

Etching of a man in a hat bending to swing a hoe in a field, with distant trees and buildings on the horizon.

Digger (Le piocheur)

Etching of a bent man tending a burning pile of grass, with rising smoke and an open field behind him.

Burning Grass (Le bruleur d'herbes)

Etching of a bearded satyr-like face with closed eyes and curling hair, drawn in fine hatched lines on cream paper.

Small Satyr Mask (Petit masque de satyre)

Printed title page in Greek with two small winged cherubs playing a lyre and pipe, above a London, Trübner and Co. imprint.

Frontispiece (The Beggar Woman of Veze)

Etching of a stooped, cloaked vagabond walking a rough path beside large trees and a hillside under an open sky.

Vagabond Moving along a Lane (Un vagabond passant dans une ruelle)

Etching of a woman in a headscarf and kneeling bearded men by a church doorway with stone steps and a leaded window.

Interior of a Church (Interieur d'eglise)

Etching of two seated women in headscarves, one with a woven basket at her feet, on a pale background.

Egg-sellers, 1st plate (Les marchandes d'oeufs)

Etching of a man in a hat bending over felled logs in a clearing beside tall trees.

Squaring Logs (Homme que fend des buches)

Etching of a farmer carrying a pole past tall trees and a farm building behind a hedgerow.

View of a Farm (La ferme des Bordes)

Etching of an elderly bearded man with bowed head and clasped hands, set against dense crosshatched shadow.

Poor Man (Pauvre homme)

Etching of tall pine trees in a forest with a gabled building partly hidden behind them and a path at lower right.

Guardhouse (La maison du garde)

Etching of a farm with thatched roof, trees and shrubs on a sandy bank, with an open field to the right.

View of a Farm, 2nd plate (La ferme du Bienheureux)

Etching of two figures resting in a wooded camp, one draped in a large cloak and one reclining, rendered in fine hatched line

Bohemien Encampment (Campement de bohemiens)

Etching of a exhausted man reclining on debris beside a sleeping child, with a barrel and smoky lines behind them.

Victim of a Fire (Victime d'un incendie)

Etching of an old rural inn with steep roofs, a chimney, a wooden fence, trees and a figure on a path.

Old Inn (Une ancienne auberge)