Alphonse Legros (1837-1911), Painter, sculptor and etcher
Later Victorian Portraits Catalogue
Sitter in 30 portraits
Artist associated with 10 portraits
Painter, sculptor and etcher; born in Dijon and spent early career in Paris; encouraged by Whistler to come to London, 1863; Slade professor of fine art, 1875-92 where his insistence on the quality of line laid the foundation for the Slade tradition of fine draughtsmanship, and where he founded an influential etching class. His importance as an etcher lay largely in the revival of original portraiture. His pupils included William Strang and Charles Holroyd.
by Lewis Carroll (Charles Lutwidge Dodgson)
albumen print, 6 October 1863
NPG P1273(20a)
by Aimé-Jules Dalou
bronze head, circa 1876
On display in Room 28 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 5313
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1899
NPG 2551
Group associated with the New English Art Club
by Sir William Newenham Montague Orpen
pencil, black chalk (or charcoal), pen, ink and watercolour, circa 1904
NPG 6345
by Unknown photographer
vintage gelatin silver print in window mount, circa 1899
NPG x87224
Frances Rosetta Legros (née Hodgson); Alphonse Legros
by Unknown photographer
glossy vintage print on card mount, 1900s
NPG x87225
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6532
by George Charles Beresford
half-plate glass negative, 1902
NPG x6533
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13483
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13484
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13486
by George Charles Beresford
sepia-toned platinotype print, 1902
NPG x13485
probably by Jules Adolphe Chauvet, after Paul Albert Besnard
heliogravure, late 19th century
NPG D16214
by Frédéric Régamey
etching, published 1877
NPG D18056
by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18059
by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18060
by George Frederic Watts
etching, circa 1879
NPG D18062
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