Portrait of Jules Dalou, from "The Portfolio"
Legros's portrait of the French sculptor Dalou was published in the art periodical "The Portfolio," in May 1877. The publication and its editor, Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834–1894), actively promoted printmaking, especially etching. Dalou was at this time in political exile in London, following his support of the Paris Commune at the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1870–71). His work, primarily in terracotta, was much admired and exhibited in London. Legros's etching, part of a series of portraits of fellow artists, drew praise from Hamerton who had "seldom met with so fine an example of portrait design in serious modern art."
Artwork Details
- Title: Portrait of Jules Dalou, from "The Portfolio"
- Series/Portfolio: The Portfolio, vol. 8, edited by P. G. Hamerton
- Artist: Alphonse Legros (French, Dijon 1837–1911 Watford, Hertfordshire)
- Sitter: Aimé-Jules Dalou (French, Paris 1838–1902 Paris)
- Date: 1877
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 14 in. × 10 3/16 in. (35.5 × 25.8 cm)
Plate: 9 15/16 × 6 7/16 in. (25.2 × 16.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.426
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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