Manchester Art Gallery

La Petite Marie

Alphonse Legros, 1837 - 1911



La Petite Marie

Alphonse Legros 1837 - 1911

Summary

Head and shoulders portrait of a young girl. The subject is facing the viewer and has long hair with a centre parting. Her hair is pulled back from her forehead and is loose to each side. There is no background detail. It is a portrait of the artist's daughter.


Object Name

La Petite Marie

Creators Name

Alphonse Legros

Date Created

about 1870

Dimensions

plate mark: 23.2cm x 17cm
support (sight): 29cm x 20.7cm

accession number

1882.112

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
foreign

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

drypoint

Credit

Gifted by Alphonse Legros, 1881


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