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The image depicts an elderly man sitting at a table, drawing on a large sheet of paper. He is wearing a hat, a coat, and a beard and mustache. Nearby are scattered papers and a chair with a patterned backrest. In the background, there are stacked items on the floor and a wall with the name "LEGROS" inscribed at the top left corner.
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The image depicts an elderly man sitting at a table, drawing on a large sheet of paper. He is wearing a hat, a coat, and a beard and mustache. Nearby are scattered papers and a chair with a patterned backrest. In the background, there are stacked items on the floor and a wall with the name "LEGROS" inscribed at the top left corner.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alphonse Legros Sketching

William Strang

Date
1913
Medium
etching
Dimensions
sheet: 26.2 × 36 cm (10 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1955.12.39
Credit line
Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Time span
1901 to 1925
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • British
  • Seated figure
  • Chair
  • Table
  • Hat
  • Pencil

NGA object ID 43494. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.