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Selfportrait, 1895: 1069

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Selfportrait, 1895

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Legros, Alphonse

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the collection of Leonard Ernest Mann Esq.; Frank Edward Bliss Esq. (1847- ?); bt. from the Gorsvenor Galleries for £47. 5s

Measurements and weight

Height: 297 mm
Width: 218 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1922) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: AD 1895

School or Style

French

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( with pink prepared ground)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Goldpoint on pink prepared ground

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Legros
  • Location: Top right corner
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1895
  • Location: Top right corner
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge / Portrait of Alphonse Legros by Alphonse Legros / aetat. 58 ans / The Grosvenor Galleries / (P. & D. Colnaghi & Co. Ltd) / 51a New Bond Street / London W.1. / 43
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label
  • Text: From the Collection of / Francis Edward Bliss / Artist: Alphonse Legros / Subject: Portrait of the Artist / Goldpoint Drawing / From the L. Mann Collection
  • Location: Frame, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: 1069
Primary reference Number: 6511
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 8 March 2024 Last processed: Friday 25 October 2024

Associated departments & institutions

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

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