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Alphonse Legros
Alphonse Legros

Alphonse Legros

French, 1837-1911
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Alphonse Legros was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. He moved to London in 1863 and later took citizenship. He was important as a teacher in the British etching revival.

Legros was born in Dijon; his father was an accountant, and came from the neighbouring village of Véronnes. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of his works. He was sent to the art school at Dijon with a view to qualifying for a trade, and was apprenticed to Maître Nicolardo, house decorator and painter of images. In 1851, Legros left for Paris to take another situation; but passing through Lyon he worked for six months as journeyman wall-painter under the decorator Beuchot, who was painting the chapel of Cardinal Bonald in the cathedral.

In Paris, Legros studied with Charles-Antoine Cambon, scene-painter and decorator of theatres. He attended also the drawing-school of Lecoq de Boisbaudran (the "Petite école") where he found himself in sympathy with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin. In 1855, he attended the evening classes of the École des Beaux Arts.

Legros sent two portraits to the Paris Salon of 1857: one was rejected, and formed part of the exhibition of protest organized by François Bonvin in his studio; the other, which was accepted, was a profile portrait of his father. This work was presented to the museum at Tours by the artist when his friend Jean-Charles Cazin was curator. Champfleury saw the work in the Salon, and sought out the artist to enlist him in the "Realists," a group round Gustave Courbet.

In 1859, Legros's L'Angelus was exhibited, the first of the church interiors for which he was best known. Two years later Ex Voto (1861; Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon) was exhibited, but only obtained a mention at the Salon. He moved to England in 1863 and in 1864 married Frances Rosetta Hodgson. At first he lived by his etching and teaching. He then became teacher of etching at the South Kensington School of Art, and in 1876 Slade Professor at University College London in succession to Edward Poynter.

Whilst teaching at the Slade School Legros taught a large contingent of women, who came to be known as the Slade Girls. Through his field of sculpture he encouraged the design of medals based upon the Italian renaissance style of portrait, illustrating the character, profession or life of the individual portrayed.

The Slade Girls attracted commissions from a range of societies and organisations due to the beauty and skill of their work. Pupils of note include the Casella sisters (Ella and Nelia), Jessie Mothersole, Fedora Gleichen, Lilian Swainson (later Hamilton) and Elinor Hallé.

Legros was naturalized as a British citizen in 1881, and remained at University College for 17 years. He would draw or paint a torso or a head for the students in an hour or less; in the painting school he insisted on a good outline, preserved by a thin rub in of umber, and then the work was to be finished in a single painting.

Legros picked up the art of etching by watching a college in Paris working at a commercial engraving, and taught himself the making of medals. He considered the traditional journey to Italy an important part of artistic training, he gave part of his salary to augment the income available for a travelling studentship. He died in Watford.

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Portrait of a Woman

Portrait of a Woman (1875)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Portrait of an Old Man

Portrait of an Old Man

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Cupid and Psyche

Cupid and Psyche (before 1867)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Mythology
Mountain Landscape with two Figures at the Right

Mountain Landscape with two Figures at the Right (1905)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Mountains Seen beyond a Lake

Mountains Seen beyond a Lake

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Head of a Man with Upturned Eyes

Head of a Man with Upturned Eyes

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Memory Copy of Holbein’s Erasmus

Memory Copy of Holbein’s Erasmus

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Storm

Storm

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Le lutrin

Le lutrin (1865)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Portrait de femme

Portrait de femme (1880)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Portrait d’Edouard Manet

Portrait d’Edouard Manet (1863)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Figurative
Sunset Over the Hill

Sunset Over the Hill (1800s)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
A. Legros – Pictor – Sculptor

A. Legros – Pictor – Sculptor (1905)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
Cardinal Manning

Cardinal Manning

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
Edward J. Poynter

Edward J. Poynter (1877)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
Portrait of De M. J. Delou

Portrait of De M. J. Delou (1877)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
Portrait of G. F. Watts R.A.

Portrait of G. F. Watts R.A. (1879)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
Self-portrait

Self-portrait (1898)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Illustration
A vagabond walking along a lane

A vagabond walking along a lane (1890)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
An old castle

An old castle

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Fisherman in stream

Fisherman in stream

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Landscape with trees

Landscape with trees

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Le paysage au bateau

Le paysage au bateau

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Peat-bogs

Peat-bogs

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Pole fisherman

Pole fisherman (1878)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
The meadow gate

The meadow gate

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Traveler with pole over shoulder

Traveler with pole over shoulder

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Landscape
Self-Portrait (Third Plate)

Self-Portrait (Third Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Cardinal Manning

Cardinal Manning

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Sir Frederick W. Burton

Sir Frederick W. Burton

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Nude Woman

Nude Woman

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Fréderic Régamey

Fréderic Régamey

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Cardinal Manning (2nd Plate)

Portrait of Cardinal Manning (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Portrait of Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2nd Plate)

Portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Sir Frederick Leighton

Sir Frederick Leighton (1878)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Head of a Man with a Long Beard

Head of a Man with a Long Beard

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
The Fagot Gatherers

The Fagot Gatherers

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Head of a Man

Head of a Man

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Head of a Man

Head of a Man

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Head of a Young Man

Head of a Young Man

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
George Frederick Watts

George Frederick Watts

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Mab and Cupid

Mab and Cupid

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
A Beggar

A Beggar

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alfred Lord Tennyson

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Thomas Huxley (2nd Plate)

Portrait of Thomas Huxley (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Study of a Man Reading

Study of a Man Reading

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Madame Kemp in Profile (2nd Plate)

Portrait of Madame Kemp in Profile (2nd Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
Drawings
Portrait of Madame Kemp, Front View (3rd Plate)

Portrait of Madame Kemp, Front View (3rd Plate)

Alphonse Legros (French, 1837-1911)
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