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The image depicts a detailed pencil drawing of a man's head and shoulders. The man is turned slightly to his left, with deeply-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a full, bushy beard. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and has unkempt, curly hair that merges with his beard. There are minimal details on his clothing. The background is plain, and the drawing is signed in the bottom right corner by A. Legros.
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The image depicts a detailed pencil drawing of a man's head and shoulders. The man is turned slightly to his left, with deeply-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a full, bushy beard. He wears a wide-brimmed hat and has unkempt, curly hair that merges with his beard. There are minimal details on his clothing. The background is plain, and the drawing is signed in the bottom right corner by A. Legros.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Alphonse Legros

Medium
lithograph in black on chine collé
Dimensions
image: 33 x 22.9 cm (13 x 9 in.) sheet: 44.4 x 31.5 cm (17 1/2 x 12 3/8 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1994.60.40
Credit line
Gift of Ruth B. Benedict
Time span
1826 to 1850
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • French
  • male
  • portrait
  • lithograph
  • Poet
  • Tennyson, Alfred, Lord
Provenance

Dr. Ruth B. Benedict (1913-1993), Washington; bequest to NGA, 1994.

Inscription

lower right in graphite: A. Legros; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 407 Tennyson; by later hand, lower left in graphite: 25783-8; by later hand, lower center in graphite: 31 (circled); by later hand, upper left in graphite: 80; by later hand, lower left verso in graphite: a40795; by later hand, lwoer right verso in graphite: [T?]A.

NGA object ID 79385. 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.