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Oct 7, 2010

George Frederic Watts, R.A.

c. 1877–78

Alphonse Legros

(French, 1837–1911)

France, 19th century

Graphite heightened with white chalk; framing lines in black chalk

Support: Blue wove paper

Sheet: 33.4 x 22 cm (13 1/8 x 8 11/16 in.); Image: 28 x 18.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 in.)

Gift of Edward B. Greene 1951.415

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Inscription

signed, lower right, in graphite: A. Legros [underlined]

Provenance

Frederick Lord Leighton of Stretton, London

Frank E. Bliss, London

Frederick Lord Leighton of Stretton, London (Lugt Suppl. 1741a, not stamped) (according to 1922 sale catalog). Frank E. Bliss, London (Lugt 265, not stamped); [his sale, May 1922, Grosvenor Galleries, London, cat. no. 69] (photocopy of catalog in departmental file)

Exhibition history

CMA, Lepère, Legros, and Buhot (May 1-Sep. 23, 1984).

CMA, National Schools of Style (June 14-Sep. 18, 1983).

Grosvenor Galleries, London, Paintings, Drawings, Etchings and Lithographs by Professor Alphonse Legros (1837-1911) from the Collection of Frank E. Bliss, Esq. (May 1922)

National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).

Lepère, Legros, and Buhot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).

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