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Tête d'Homme: P.14954-R

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Tête d'Homme
207

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

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Description

Head and shoulders of a man with dark hair and beard in profile facing right, the edge of a white collar visible above his jacket.

Legal notes

Given by Professor Alphonse Legros, 24 May 1879

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1879-05-24) by Legros, Alphonse

Dating

19th Century
1877 - 1879

Note

Drypoint, aquatint and mezzotint with stipple effects on heavy Japanese paper, printed in black-brown ink. Second state of two, of which Dodgson (Legros) records ten impressions. Signed in the margin at lower right: 'A. Legros'.

School or Style

French

Techniques used in production

Aquatint
Drypoint
Mezzotint

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.14954-R
Primary reference Number: 240014
Dodgson (Legros): 207
Dodgson (Legros GG): 174

Audit data

Created: Thursday 9 January 2020 Updated: Wednesday 11 January 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Tête d'Homme" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/240014 Accessed: 2024-05-02 12:55:35

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