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Alphonse Legros

(1837-1911), Painter, sculptor and etcher

Sitter in 30 portraits
Artist associated with 10 portraits
Painter, sculptor and etcher; born in Dijon and spent early career in Paris. Legros was encouraged by Whistler to come to London in 1863. He was Professor of Fine Art at the Slade from 1875-92, where his insistence on the quality of line laid the foundation for the Slade tradition of fine draughtsmanship. He set out to broaden the syllabus, introducing etching and, in 1884, classes in medal making. Legros's revival of the cast medal, very much in the style of the Renaissance, is characteristic of his interest in working in old techniques and media. His pupils included William Strang and Charles Holroyd.

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Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt, by Alphonse Legros, published by  The Portfolio - NPG D5553

Sir Edward John Poynter, 1st Bt

by Alphonse Legros, published by The Portfolio
etching, published in The Portfolio January 1877
NPG D5553

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Alphonse Legros - NPG D20765

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Alphonse Legros
photogravure, circa 1900
NPG D20765

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire, by Henry Dixon & Son, after  Alphonse Legros - NPG D9716

Spencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire

by Henry Dixon & Son, after Alphonse Legros
photogravure, circa 1900
NPG D9716

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