1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Head of a Beggar (Tete de mendiant) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a side profile of an older man. His face is wrinkled, with a long beard and wild hair. The background is plain and dark, so your eyes focus on his face and hair. The artist used a mix of lines and shading to show texture—notice how the beard and hair look almost like tangled threads. This piece is called *Head of a Beggar*, and it’s made using printing methods like etching and drypoint. If you like this style, check out the technique: etching, drypoint, aquatint.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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