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Alphonse Legros

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Painting of a sleeping nude woman on white drapery as a winged Cupid kneels beside her with a drawn bow, in a wooded landscap

Cupid and Psyche

1867

Painting of a teacher pointing to a globe as a group of schoolgirls in period dress watch attentively.

The Geography Lesson

1874

Painting of a clergyman and organist in a stone church with rows of young women in white caps seated on wooden pews.

A May Service for Young Women

1868

Etching of two seated men at a dim table with a standing figure serving, lit by a candle in an interior.

The Supper

1861

Etching of a group of startled men gathered near a wall, with a black cat perched on a woman's head at right.

The Black Cat

1862

Etching of robed figures gathered around a reclining man on a couch in a bare interior with a stool and doorway.

The Truth in the Case of Mr. Waldemar

1861

Etching of a bearded seated man at a table with a reclining head and a glass, in a hatched interior.

Berenice

1861

Etching of a bound man on a table beneath a swinging crescent blade, with rats on the floor below.

The Pit and the Pendulum, second Plate

1861

Etching of a Spanish church interior with an organist, robed clergy in procession, and kneeling worshippers.

Procession in a Spanish Church

c. 1861

Etching of women in shawls and bonnets carrying candles in a dim crypt, with a small child at the center.

Procession in the Crypt of St. Medard

1859

Etching of three lumberjacks hauling a rope beside a tree while others crouch by cut logs near a stream.

The LumberJacks, second plate

c. 1877

Etching of a woman with a switch leading a donkey carrying three milk pails along a wooded path.

Milkmaid

c. 1880

Etching of monks seated at a long table in a vaulted refectory, with a crucifix on the wall and one monk praying.

The Refectory

1862

Etching of a rowboat moored by a misty canal, with tall trees and reeds along the bank.

Le Canal: Effet du matin

c. 1857-1911

Monochrome print of a man carrying a bundle of branches past trees and a thatched cottage on a hillside.

The Return of the Fagot Gatherer (2nd state)

c. 1857-1911

Etching of tall trees framing an open landscape, with a small figure in a hat bending near shrubs in the lower right.

The Salmon Fisherman (Le Pêcheur du Saumon)

c. 1880

Etching of a sunlit meadow with tall trees, shrubs, a fence, and a reclining figure in the foreground.

Meadow in Sunshine (Le pre ensoleille)

Etching of a thatched cottage with a bare tree in the foreground, a stone wall and shrubs beside it.

Thatched Cottage (Chaumiere)

Etching of a rural landscape with a stone wall, wooden gate, hedges and rolling hills under an open sky.

The Gate (L'entree du champ)

Etching of a riverbank with a fisherman and wind-bent trees beside rippling water, with hills in the distance.

Banks of the Marne (Bord de la Marne)

Etching of a peasant woman seated near a hedge and a rake in a landscape with trees and a hatched sky.

Peasant Woman Seated near a Hedge (Paysanne assise pres d'une haie)

Etching of tall trees framing a open landscape, with a small figure in a hat bending near the bank at right.

Salmon Fisher (Le pecheur du saumon)

Etching of a village with a church steeple among rolling fields and hedgerows under a cloudy sky.

Village of Wimille, near Boulogne (Village de Wimille, pres Boulogne)

Etching of a woman with a stick driving a laden donkey along a wooded path beside tall trees.

Milkmaid of Boulogne, 3rd plate (Laitiere a Boulogne)

Etching of a bearded man seated beside a reclining figure on a long wooden table in a dim interior.

Berenice, 2nd plate

Etching of a dim interior with women and a child beside overturned furniture, smoke filling the room, a figure carrying an in

The Fire, 2nd plate (L'incendie)

Etching of a wooded bank above still water, with trees silhouetted against hatched sky and distant hills.

Sunset (Le soir (Coucher de soleil))

Etching of a fisherman crouched by a tree, holding a long pole, with tall trunks and hills behind him.

Fisherman with a Hoop-net (La peche a la truble)

Etching of a horse turning a wooden well mechanism while two men work at a stone well under a timber frame.

Horse-driven Mill (Le manege)

probably 1869

Etching of two vagabonds by a stone wall beside an overturned cart, with a flat landscape and trees behind them.

Vagabonds of Montrouge (Les vagabonds de Montrouge)

Etching of plague victims in a city street as a religious procession with clergy, cross and banners passes by.

Plague Victims of Rome (Les pestiferes de Rome)

Etching of monks seated at a long table in a vaulted refectory, with a crucifix on the wall and a standing server.

The Refectory (Le refectoire)

Etching of candle-bearing mourners in shawls processing through a dim crypt past an iron gate and a small child.

Procession in the Sepulchre of Saint Medard(Procession dans le caveaux de St.-Medard)

1859

Etching of a lone seated man in a hat beneath large trees on a grassy slope, with rolling hills under a pale sky.

Solitude (Solitude (Paysage))

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)

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)

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)

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

Storm (Un orage)

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

Fagot-gatherer (Le fagotier)

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

Man in Punt

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)

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)

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)

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

Landscape (Paysage)

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)

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)

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)

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

Valley in Bourgogne (Une vallee en Bourgogne)

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)

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

Winter, 1st plate (L'hiver)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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))

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

Harvesters (Les moissoneurs)

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)

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)