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- Alphonse Legros
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Printmaking
Alphonse Legros was a French-born printmaker and painter who settled in Britain and became a leading figure in the revival of etching as a fine art medium during the late nineteenth century. Working primarily in etching, drypoint, and lithography, he produced a substantial body of work characterized by precise draftsmanship and often somber religious and allegorical subjects. He taught at the Slade School of Art in London, where he significantly influenced the next generation of British printmakers. His technical mastery and commitment to traditional printmaking methods established him as a central figure in the etching renaissance of his era.
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Memorial Portrait of Alfred Stevens
1907 · Graphite and chalk on paper

The Reapers
1907 · graphite

Phrenology Course, 2nd plate (Le cours de phrenologie)
1906 · etching

Head of a Bald Man with a Beard
1906 · pen and brown ink with yellow and brown wash over graphite on laid paper

Self-Portrait, 13th plate
1906 · etching retouched with crayon

View over Flat Country
1906 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper
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