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Portrait de l' Artiste (3rd Plate): P.4-1962

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Portrait de l' Artiste (3rd Plate)

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

From the S.G. Perceval Fund

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1962-02)

Dating

Production date: AD 1880

Note

Third plate

School or Style

French

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 362 mm Width 255 mm
Sheet Height 463 mm Width 315 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: A. Legros
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Portrait of Legros / Etched by himself 1880
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Title

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.4-1962
Primary reference Number: 3288
Poulet-Malassis/Thibaudeau: 212
Dodgson (Legros): 212

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Portrait de l' Artiste (3rd Plate)" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/3288 Accessed: 2024-05-06 04:23:38

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