 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (February 2012) |
Alphonse Legros | |
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 Photograph of Legros by David Wilkie Wynfield | |
| Born | 8 May 1837 Dijon, France |
| Died | 11 December 1911 (aged 74) Watford, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | French, British |
| Education | Maître Nicolardo, Cambon, Lecoq de Boisbaudran |
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: [alfɔ̃s ləɡʁo]; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.[1] He moved to London in 1863 and later was naturalized as British. He was important as a teacher in the British etching revival.
- ^ Legros, Alphonse in: L. Forrer: Biographical Dictionary of Medallists, Volume III, London 1907, p. 375-378.