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Alphonse Legros — Self-Portrait, Medallion No. 2 (11th Plate)
Alphonse Legros

Self-Portrait, Medallion No. 2 (11th Plate)

1857

Notable as an early example of the artist's introspective self-examination, employing the medallion format popular among 19th-century printmakers for portrait studies.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, Self-Portrait, Medallion No. 2 (11th Plate), 1857

Notable as an early example of the artist's introspective self-examination, employing the medallion format popular among 19th-century printmakers for portrait studies.

Medium
etching
Year
1857
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Medallion, 19th Century, Classical, Etching, Black, Portrait, Self-Portrait, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago