1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Florestan Mionnet is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a bearded man with a serious expression, wearing a high-collared coat. His hair is tousled, and the lines around his face are sharp, almost jagged. The background is just a dark, textured mass behind him, keeping all focus on his face and shoulders. The artist used quick, scratchy lines to build up the image—this is called drypoint, where ink sits in the grooves made by a needle. The rough texture gives the whole piece a gritty, almost urgent feel. Next, check out technique: drypoint to see how artists use metal plates and needles to create prints like this.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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