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Alphonse Legros

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Graphite drawing of a hand with shaded fingers and a sleeve cuff at the wrist, on pale paper, initialed A. L.

The Hand of the Artist's Daughter

Graphite drawing of a seated female nude resting her head on her arm, with loose drapery sketched beneath her.

Female Nude Seated

Etching of a bearded elderly man in a light head covering, looking to the side, with fine cross-hatched shading.

The Two Heads

1879

Pencil portrait of an elderly bearded man with long white hair, looking directly at the viewer.

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

1880

Brown etching of a ragged man reclining beneath a leaning bare tree, gazing upward, with a hatched sky and hillside behind.

Death of the Vagabond

1879

Etching of a dim Spanish church interior with a seated musician, a standing cleric, and a crowd of worshippers behind an iron

Procession dans une Eglise espagnole

1860

Pen and ink portrait of a bearded man with long hair, head turned three-quarters, signed A. Legros, 1877.

Head of a Man

1877

Etching of tall trees at a woodland edge with dense foliage, opening onto rolling hills and a pale sky on the right.

Edge of a Wood

c. 1860

Etching of a farmhouse on a hill beside a pond, framed by a large tree with exposed roots in the foreground.

Farm with Large Tree

c. 1855

Etching of a woman holding bundled sticks as a man bends to chop branches beside a felled tree in an open field.

The Faggot-Makers

c. 1878

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in three-quarter view, gazing toward the viewer on a pale sheet.

Portrait of G. F. Watts, R.A.

1879

Etching of a village with a church steeple among rolling hills under a cloudy, hatched sky.

Village of Wimille, Near Boulogne

c. 1880

Etching of dark conifer branches and a tall slender trunk in a wooded scene, with a pale sky above.

In a Wood

c. 1885

Etching of a ruined village with sagging thatched roofs and walls beside a still stream, under a pale sky.

The Abandoned Village

c. 1885

Lithograph head-and-shoulders portrait of an elderly bearded man in a skullcap and dark coat, signed A. Legros.

Portrait of G. F. Watts, R. A., second plate

c. 1894

Lithograph portrait of a bearded elderly man with swept-back hair, gazing downward, shaded in soft crosshatching.

Portrait of the Artist, eighth plate

c. 1900

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves at the base of a tree with paper notes pinned to its trunk.

The Tree of Salvation

c. 1880

Etching of a rolling landscape with two figures among shrubs, and rain falling from storm clouds on the right.

The Mushroom Gatherers

c. 1900

Etching of a wide plain with distant village, tree clusters, small figures and a lake under an open sky.

The Plain Near the Lake

c. 1900

Etching of a hamlet with thatched cottages and trees beside a lake, with a small seated figure in the foreground.

The Hamlet by the Lake

c. 1903

Etching of a group of seated beggars, including a woman with a child and a bearded old man, beside a wooden fence and stone b

Groep Engelse bedelaars

1875

Etching of a figure in a rowboat on a calm river beside dense trees and grassy banks under a pale sky.

Un Coin de Riviere

Etching of a woman carrying branches and a man chopping wood beside a felled tree and stacked faggots.

Les faiseurs de fagots (Faggot-Makers)

1878

Etching of a gaunt, bearded old man seated on barren ground, head bowed, hands on his chest, against a hatched background.

Job, second plate

1884

Pencil portrait of an older man with long wavy hair and a bow tie, by Alphonse Legros, 1891.

Portrait of Professor Huxley

1891

Etching of tall trees along a riverbank with a small figure bending near the water's edge.

The Banks of the Liane

c. 1880

Etching of a riverbank with a fisherman, windswept trees and rippling water under a pale sky.

Banks of the Marne

c. 1883

Etching of a man in a cap leaning over a wooden boat on a calm river, with tall trees along the far bank.

Morning on the River

c. 1900

Etching of a river landscape with a footbridge, tall trees on the left, farm buildings on a hill, and soft receding fields.

The Footbridge

c. 1900

Etching of a farm with thatched roofs and a stone abbey tower beneath a dramatic cloudy sky, with trees and haystacks.

The Abbey Farm

c. 1893

Etching of a flat plain under a storm-streaked sky with a distant village and dark grasses in the foreground.

Plain

c. 1885

Etching of a ragged man lying back on a slope beneath a leaning bare tree under a stormy sky.

The Death of the Vagabond

1855-77

Etching of a calm river lined with tall poplars and a leaning tree, with a figure in a small boat in the foreground.

Oever van de Somme in de buurt van Amiens

1837

Etching of a river scene with a man towing a laden boat along the bank, trees and houses on the far shore, and a stormy sky.

Landschap met trekschuit

1847

Portret van Léon Gambetta

1877

Etching of a flat landscape with shrubs, two bending figures, and a rain cloud dropping hatched rain at upper right.

Landschap met regenwolken en twee bukkende figuren

1847

Etching of eight robed men gathered around a lectern with a lit candle in a dark, shadowy interior hall.

Acht mannen rond een lessenaar

1865

Etched portrait of an elderly man in a draped cloak and buttoned coat, turned three-quarters to the right against a plain bac

Portret van een oude man

1847

Bretonse man met hoed

1874

Etching of a seated elderly beggar holding a bowl while two cloaked women stand nearby beside a stone wall and barred window.

Bedelaar op een trap

1837

Etching of a young woman's head turned to the side, hair pulled back, with soft hatched shading on the face.

Hoofd van een vrouw

1876

Etching of a horse turning a mill mechanism beside a stone base, with figures at a doorway on the right.

Maalsteen aangedreven door een paard

1863

Etching of kneeling beggars and a child seated before a wooden fence, with scaffolding and stone blocks beside them.

Knielende bedelaars tegen een schutting

1875

Etching of Death with a scythe approaching an old woodcutter kneeling under a bundle of sticks in a misty forest.

Oude man schrikt van de dood

1879

Etching of a seated fisherman with a long pole beside a calm river, framed by tall trees and their reflections in the water.

Pole Fisherman

1878

Etching of a meadow gate between stone walls, with rolling fields and trees receding to a pale horizon.

The Meadow Gate

c. 1885

Etching of a bearded man leaning over a double bass, with his bow and sheet music visible at the left.

The Double Bass Player

c. 1873

Etched portrait of a bearded man with tousled hair and a loose buttoned shirt, signed A. Legros, 1880.

Portrait of the Artist

1880

Etching of tall trees along a grassy riverbank with horizontal hatching suggesting reflections in water.

Banks of the Saint-Pré

c. 1885

Etching of a winding path through a wooded landscape with tall slender tree trunks on both sides and a pale sky beyond.

Landscape with Birch Trees

1878

Etching of a rural valley with two figures carrying bundles, a distant village church and a stone tower under an open sky.

The valley of the dunes (La vallée des dunes)

Etching of a bearded old man in a hat seated by a gnarled tree, with thatched cottages and a stormy sky behind him.

Haunted House

c. 1890

Etching of a forest scene with tall trees in the foreground and misty, fading trunks receding into a pale background.

La Petit Lac

Etching of a farmhouse on a wooded hill with a stone archway in dense foliage and a tall tree at right.

La Ferme sur la Colline

Etched landscape of rolling fields and trees with two figures in the foreground and rain falling from clouds at right.

Les Rammasseurs de Champignons

Red chalk portrait of a young girl in a close cap and high-collared dress, gazing to the side, signed A. Legros 1904.

Tête de jeune fille (Head of a young girl)

1904

Etching of a figure leaning from a wooden boat beside a calm river, with tall trees along the far bank.

Morning on the river (Matin sur la rivière)

1890

Etching of a farmer bending over a plough beside two harnessed horses in an open field, with a distant figure on the horizon.

La charrue (The plough)

1874

Etching of a farmhouse on a grassy rise beside a large tree trunk in the right foreground, under striated clouds.

Farm with a Large Tree (La Ferme au Grand Arbre)

mid-19th century

Etching of a cloaked wayfarer kneeling on a path beside trees, with hatched sky and hills in the distance.

Wayfarer Surprised by a Storm (Le Voyageur surpris par l'Orage)

late 19th century

Etching of a man in a hat bending over felled logs in a dark, dense forest with a bright sky opening at right.

Man Squaring Logs (Homme qui fend des bûches)

1877/1887

Etched portrait of an elderly bald man with a full white beard, gazing sideways, rendered in dense crosshatched lines.

Head of an Old Man (Tête de vieillard)

late 19th century

Craibe Angus

1877/1880

Etching of low grassy dunes and shrubs receding to a pale horizon, with hatched lines and an empty sky.

Banks of the Yanne (Les Bord de la Yanne)

late 19th century

Pencil drawing of two women and a child by a tree with pigeons on the ground, signed Legros 1905.

The Pigeons

1905

Etching of a bearded man in a loose shirt leaning over his double bass, bow in hand, beside a music stand.

The Bass Player (Le Jouer de Contre-Basse)

mid-19th century

Brown wash drawing of a figure with a stick on a path, beside a hill with trees and a small building.

Landscape along a Riverbank with a Figure

1905

Sir Frederic Leighton

c. 1878

Etching of a bearded lecturer gesturing beside skulls on a table before a seated audience and a chalkboard.

Phrenology Course, 2nd plate (Le cours de phrenologie)

1906

Red chalk portrait of a mustached man in a jacket and tie, titled Dr. Louis Vintras, by Alphonse Legros, 1904.

Dr. Louis Vintras

1904

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bald, bearded elderly man looking up and to the right.

Head of a Bald Man with a Beard

1906

Self-Portrait, Medallion, No.2, 11th plate

Lithograph of hooded figures with torches and an open book facing a looming spectral figure in swirling clouds.

L'orchestre de la mort (The Orchestra of Death)

1904

Etching of a man in a wide-brimmed hat walking with a staff past trees and shrubs toward a distant flat horizon.

Le colporteur (Peddler)

Etching of tall trees with a small seated reader at their base and open hilly landscape to the right.

La liseuse: La lecture sous les arbres (Woman Reading: Lesson under the Trees)

Etching of two leaning pine trees in a field with rolling hills and a hatched sky beyond.

Coucher du soleil (Sunset)

Portrait of the artist

1905