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Alphonse Legros — The Old City
Alphonse Legros

The Old City

1857

Ancient architecture dominates the composition, reflecting the artist's romantic interest in historical subjects and his mastery of linear perspective in printmaking.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, The Old City, 1857

Ancient architecture dominates the composition, reflecting the artist's romantic interest in historical subjects and his mastery of linear perspective in printmaking.

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

Related themes

Monochrome, French, Atmospheric, Historic, 19th Century, Architectural, Etching, Detailed, Urban Landscape, City

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago