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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Alphonse Legros Sketching

William Strang (Scottish, 1859 - 1921)

1913

Medium
etching
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 26.2 × 36 cm (10 5/16 × 14 3/16 in.)
Culture
British
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Gift of George Matthew Adams in memory of his mother, Lydia Havens Adams
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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