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Self portrait: P.2151-1991

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

Self portrait
Portrait of A Legros

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Legros, Alphonse

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

19th Century, Mid
19th Century, Late
20th Century, Early
Circa 1857 - 1911

Note

II/II (?). One of 30 impressions in black ink?

School or Style

French
British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Image Height 234 mm Width 167 mm
Sheet Height 349 mm Width 262 mm

Techniques used in production

Lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Legros
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2151-1991
Primary reference Number: 95214
Dodgson (Legros): 646 (?) II/II

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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