Alphonse Legros
(1837-1911), Painter, sculptor and etcherLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
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.
by Lewis Carroll
albumen print, 6 October 1863
NPG P1273(20a)
by (Aimé) Jules Dalou
bronze head, circa 1876
NPG 5313
by Charles Haslewood Shannon
oil on canvas, 1899
NPG 2551
Group associated with the New English Art Club
by Sir William Orpen
pencil, black chalk (or charcoal), pen, ink and watercolour, circa 1904
NPG 6345
by Unknown photographer
vintage gelatin silver print, 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
by C.J. Durham
etching, 1860s-1870s
NPG D18055
by Félix Bracquemond
etching, 1861
NPG D18061
probably by Jules Adolphe Chauvet, after Paul Albert Besnard
photogravure, 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
by Joseph Benwell Clark
drypoint, 1880
NPG D18054
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