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Object Type
print
Museum number
1879,0412.4
Title
Object:
Étude de viellard
Description
Study of the head of an old man with long hair and full beard, as if in speech, looking upwards to right. 1877-9 Etching with light surface tone, printed in brown ink
Producer name
Print made by:
Alphonse Legros
School/style
French
Production date
1877-1879
Materials
paper
Technique
etching
Dimensions
Height:
425 millimetres
Width:
325 millimetres
Bibliographic references
Legros / Catalogue
(231)
Bliss 1922/3 / A Catalogue of Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837-1911), From the Collection of Frank E. Bliss, Esq.
(231)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Alphonse Legros
Acquisition date
1879
Department
Prints and Drawings
Registration number
1879,0412.4