Les Bûcherons (The Woodcutters)

Alphonse Legros, 1837 - 1911

Les Bûcherons (The Woodcutters)

Alphonse Legros 1837 - 1911

Summary

Three men felling a tree. One man on the left is swinging an axe, while two men on the right are pulling on a rope which is attatched to a tree.

Object Name

Les Bûcherons (The Woodcutters)

Creators Name

Alphonse Legros

Dimensions

support: 61.3cm x 84.4cm

accession number

1882.96

Collection Group

fine art
on paper, print
local history
British

Place of creation

Europe

Support

paper

Medium

ink

Credit

Gifted by Alphonse Legros, 1881

Legal

© Manchester Art Gallery

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