The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 24, 2025

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
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
Location: Not on view
  • 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)
  • Lepère, Legros, and Buhot. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).
    CMA, Lepère, Legros, and Buhot (May 1-Sep. 23, 1984).
    National Schools of Style. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 14-September 18, 1983).
    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)
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