Tête de Jeune Homme [Head of a young man] 180
Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse
Head of young man, three quarters towards the right, with short, curly hair and a light moustache on upper lip.
Given by Professor Alphonse Legros, 24 May 1879
Method of acquisition: Given (1879-05-24) by Legros, Alphonse
19th Century
1877
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1890
Etching with surface tone, printed in brown ink on thin wove paper. No. 9 of 50 proofs of the second state. Signed in the margin at lower right: 'A. Legros'. Small, circular edition stamp printed in red ink on recto at lower right corner of sheet: '50 ep / 9'. The printed title on the mount: 'No. 180. Tête de Jeune Homme / Tiré a 50 epreuves, planche détruite'. One of 20 prints on mounts printed with numbers and titles and contained inside a portfolio half-bound with green cloth (spine and corners) and grey paper and with printed title: 'Eaux-fortes / par Alphonse Legros.'. Acquisition information at lower centre written in pen and ink (probably by John Charrington): 'Given by Prof. A. Legros / 24 May 1879'. The inside of the front board bears the stamp of the London-based mounter and frame-maker, Robert Guéraut who published Legros' etchings after 1863 and who also collected Legros' prints.
Accession number: P.14946-R
Primary reference Number: 240006
Dodgson (Legros): 180.ii
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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