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Small Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

1875

Alphonse Legros

(French, 1837–1911)
Culture
France, 19th century
Medium
aquatint
Credit Line
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1944.380
Catalogue raisonné
Bliss 33
State
II/IV
Public Domain
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A vertically oriented aquatint in grainy, gray tones depicts an older man with light skin, somber eyes, and a full, white beard. He turns slightly to our right, gray hair swept across his brow. He wears a dark coat and a white collar, his form nearly blending into a dark, shadowy background. A single, pale hand rests in the bottom right foreground, the composition focusing on his weathered features and intense gaze.

Small Portrait of Thomas Carlyle

1875

Alphonse Legros

(French, 1837–1911)
France, 19th century

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