Profile of a Man

1876–92

Not on view

Legros produced drawings of this sort in his role as professor at University College London’s Slade School of Fine Art, a post he held from 1876−92. The French émigré refused to speak English, so relied heavily upon demonstration to instruct his students. A related drawing in the collection of the Princeton University Art Museum shows the same model from a slightly different angle.

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Title: Profile of a Man
Artist: Alphonse Legros (French, Dijon 1837–1911 Watford, Hertfordshire)
Date: 1876–92
Medium: Red chalk
Dimensions: Sheet: 9 9/16 × 7 7/8 in. (24.3 × 20 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Bequest of Harvey Salzman, 2020
Object Number: 2022.25.6
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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