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Alphonse Legros

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Black and white print of a kneeling woman in a headscarf beside a stone wall and wooden post, with a bundle of cloth.

At the Foot of the Cross (Au pied de la croix)

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves beside a manger with an infant, a basket and staff on the floor.

The Manger (La creche)

Etching of a boy in a hat climbing a gnarled tree, with a walking stick lying on the ground below.

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

Etching of a small child leaning on a bearded grotesque face whose flowing beard and hair spill down a pedestal.

Small Fountain, Child Playing on the Grotesques (Petite fontaine, enfant qui joue surdes masques)

Etching of a skeletal figure with a scythe standing over fallen bodies on a battlefield, flames rising behind.

The Triumph of Death: After the Battle (Le triomphe de la mort: Apres le combat)

Etching of two kneeling women in headscarves at the base of a tree with notes pinned to its trunk, wooden clogs nearby.

The Tree of Salvation (L'arbre de salut)

Etching of a harvester asleep on a grass mound beside a scythe, with a river and farm buildings in the distance.

Siesta of a Harvester (Sieste d'un faucheur)

Etching of a rural valley with two trees, a seated child, a man in a hat, farm buildings and distant hills.

Remembrance of a Valley in Bourgogne (Souvenir d'une vallee en Bourgogne)

Etching of a flat marsh landscape with a large central tree, a figure at left, poplars and hills on the horizon.

Peat-bogs (Les Tourbieres)

Etching of a wide open plain with distant village, trees, low hills, and small figures in the foreground under a pale sky.

Plain near a Lake (La plaine pres du lac)

Etching of a thatched farmhouse by a river at evening, with two figures in the foreground and a rowboat on the water.

Farm along the River seen by Evening Light (La ferme sur la riviere: Effet du soir)

Etching of tall trees and shrubs along a grassy bank at the edge of water, with a signed inscription in the lower right.

Edge of the Water (Au bord de l'eau)

Etching of a woodland edge with large gnarled trees framing an open sky and dense undergrowth below.

Near the Woods, Veronne (Pres du bois, Veronne)

Etching of a woman in billowing clothes bracing against a tree trunk in strong wind, with bent trees and a cloudy sky.

Hurricane (L'ouragan)

Etching of kneeling women on a shore watching a small boat fighting huge waves under a stormy sky.

Small Boat in Peril (Barque en peril)

Etching of a thatched open shed beside trees, with a bent figure in the foreground and a village on a hill beyond.

Little Shelter (Le petit hangar)

Etching of a figure rowing a small boat on a river past tall poplars and grassy banks.

Banks of the Somme near Amiens (Bord de la Somme pres d'Amiens)

Etching of two men resting on a riverbank beneath tall slender trees, with water and distant fields beyond.

Rest along the Banks of the River (Repos au bord de la riviere)

Etching of a rural hamlet with thatched cottages among trees, a lone figure in the foreground, and an open sky.

Hamlet near the Lake (Le hameau pres du lac)

Etching of a bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat stooping to gather grass beside trees and a rocky bank.

Man Foraging (L'homme au fourrage)

Etching of a young peasant woman with a headscarf, head bowed, seated beside a closed book in a church interior.

Young Peasant Seated in a Church (Jeune paysanne assise dans une eglise)

Etching of windblown trees on the left, two figures bent against the wind in the foreground, and a farmhouse on a rise.

Gust of Wind (Un coup de vent)

Etching of hooded women and a skeletal figure beside gnarled tree trunks, one woman bending low over dark ground.

The Triumph of Death: Death Prepares a Dwelling for the Homeless (Le triomphe de la Mort: Lamort a prepare une demeur…

Etching of a reclining bearded man, a seated woman, a cherub and children on a grassy bank beneath trees in a rolling landsca

Spring (Le printemps)

Etching of women and children resting under trees, with a child wading in a stream in the foreground.

Summer (L'ete)

Etching of an elderly bearded man in a cap leaning on a stone wall with tree trunks behind him.

Man Climbing a Wall (L'escalade)

E.R. Hughes

Etching of a small pond framed by a large tree trunk and tall slender trees with dense undergrowth along the water.

Little Pond (La petite mare)

Self-Portrait, 12th plate

Etching of a woodcutter beside a felled log, with a thatched cottage and trees in a forest clearing.

At the Home of the Woodcutters (Chez les bucherons)

Etching of a rural landscape with large trees framing distant hills, two small figures in the foreground, and swirling clouds

Remembrance of the Lake at Trastimene (Souvenir du lac de Trastimene)

Etching of a man bending over grass at the foot of large trees, with a bright clearing and slope beyond.

Burning the Grasses (Le bruleur d'herbes)

Etching of a bearded man with a curled mustache, looking upward, wearing a loose collared shirt against a shaded background.

Study of a Spaniard (Etude d'Espagnol)

Etching of a seated woman in a headscarf, head bowed in despair, with tree trunks behind her.

Desperate Young Girl (La jeune desesperee)

Etching of a flat marsh landscape with reeds, water, distant trees, and two small figures working at right.

Landscape with Peat-bog; In the Marsh (Paysage des tourbieres; Dans les marais)

Etching of tree trunks and grass with a signboard reading R. Gueraut, Encadrements & Montures Artistiques.

Address of R. Gueraut (Adresse de M.R. Gueraut)

Etching of a man asleep in a chair beside a table with a jar and book, in a dim, cross-hatched interior.

Sleeping Scholar (Le savant endormi)

Etching of a calm canal at morning with two rowboats moored on the left bank and tall trees along the right.

The Canal: Morning

c. 1877

Brown ink drawing of large trees in a woodland clearing with a stone bench and distant hills under a pale sky.

The Big Trees

Pen and brown ink drawing of a riverbank with trees, a cottage, and a figure beside the water.

Bank of a River

Etching of tall birch trunks rising beside a grassy path with sparse foliage and dense undergrowth below.

Birch Trees along the Water (Les bouleaux: Bord de l'eau)

Brown wash drawing of four trees beyond a still river, with shrubs in the foreground and a misty sky above.

Landscape - Four Trees beyond a River

Watercolor landscape of a calm lake, snow-tipped mountains, trees in the foreground and a sailboat on the water.

Mountains Seen beyond a Lake

Etching of a sunrise over a river with trees framing the scene and two small figures on the grassy bank.

Landscape: Sunrise (Paysage: Lever du soleil)

Etching of two leaning trees with a traveler reclining on grass beside a walking stick, with rolling hills behind.

Traveler Reclining on the Grass (Le voyageur etendu sur le gazon)

Etching of tall tree trunks in a forest, with evening light breaking through behind a distant hill.

Large Trees Seen against the Sun (Les grandes arbres: Effet du soir)

Etching of a dark woodland scene with tall tree trunks and shadowed undergrowth beneath an open sky.

In the Woods (Dans les bois)

Etching of wind-bent trees and a fallen trunk, with hooded figures struggling beside bundles of sticks on the ground.

Tornado (Le typhon)

Etching of a farmhouse on a slope beside dense trees, with an open field and distant horizon to the right.

My Farm (Ma ferme)

Brown ink drawing of a flat countryside with a large tree on the left and a cloudy sky above receding fields.

Countryside of Burgundy [recto]

Pencil drawing of peasants returning with a horse and sack across an open landscape with hills behind.

Return of the Peasants

Etched portrait of an elderly bearded man in a wide-brimmed hat and dark coat, signed A. Legros in the lower right.

Thomas Carlyle

Etching of two harvesters hurrying through a field under windswept trees as diagonal rain streaks fall across the scene.

Harvesters Surprised by the Storm (Moissoneuses surprises par l'orage)

Graphite drawing of an elderly bearded man in a buttoned jacket, looking upward, signed A. Legros.

Portrait of an Old Man

Pen and ink drawing of a seated nude young model resting her head on her arms, with hatched shading around the figure.

Nude Model Seated

Pen and ink drawing of a seated elderly nude man seen from behind, with head bowed and body shaded by cross-hatching.

Old Man

Pencil study of a child's head with curly hair and a calm gaze, signed A. Legros 1904.

Study of Cupid (Head of a Girl)

1904

Etched portrait of a bearded man with a mustache, turned three-quarters, with cross-hatched background and signature at lower

E.D. Adams, 3rd plate

Print of an elderly bearded man in a dark cloak looking upward, rendered in dense hatched lines against a dark background.

Night Crier (Le crieur de nuit)

Etching of three fishermen's wives in bonnets beside a stone wall and wooden post, one woman standing at right.

Fishermen's Wives (Femmes de pecheurs)

Monk Playing the Organ in Church (Moine jouant de l'orgue a l'eglise)

Monochrome print of a man carrying a bundle of sticks on a path past trees and a thatched cottage on a hill.

Return of the Fagot-gatherer, 2nd plate (Le retour du fagotier)

Etching of a kneeling man on a forest path beside tall trees, with dense hatched undergrowth and a distant hill.

The Prodigal Son, 2nd plate (L'enfant prodigue)

Etching of a hunched seated figure by a window in a dim interior, with fine cross-hatched shading.

Evening at the Window

1884