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Alphonse Legros — The Philosopher
Alphonse Legros

The Philosopher

1857

Embodying romantic ideals of intellectual pursuit, this etching presents the thinker as a figure of noble isolation, rendered with characteristic technical refinement.

Medium
etching

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Alphonse Legros, The Philosopher, 1857

Embodying romantic ideals of intellectual pursuit, this etching presents the thinker as a figure of noble isolation, rendered with characteristic technical refinement.

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

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, French, Contemplative, Etching, Printmaking, Detailed, Man, Portrait, Academic, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago