1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
E.R. Hughes is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a man’s face in profile, drawn inside a circle like a coin. His hair is short, and his expression is calm but serious. Below, there’s a smaller circle with a rough sketch of a hand holding a tool—maybe a hammer—and the words *"THE EYE TO SEE THE HEART TO FEEL THE HAND TO FOLLOW"* written inside. The artist signed it in the corner, and the style looks loose and sketchy, like it was drawn quickly. The top circle has words around the edge, but they’re hard to read. If you like this style, check out lithography.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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