"Study of Hands" by Alphonse Legros is a lithographic work that demonstrates the artist's technical mastery of the medium and his dedication to capturing the anatomical precision of human hands. As a master of printmaking, Legros used the lithographic process to explore the varied gestures and positions of hands, a subject central to figure drawing practice in the 19th century. This study exemplifies the academic tradition of detailed observation and serves as both a practical reference and a finished artistic statement in its own right.