1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Head of a Young Girl (Tete de jeune fille) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a serious-looking person with short, wavy hair and a high collar. The face is drawn in warm brown tones, almost like a faded pencil rubbing. The collar’s lace trim is just visible at the neckline, and the edges of the paper show some smudges. The artist used a loose, sketchy line—no sharp details, just quick strokes to suggest shape. This style was common in Romantic-era drawings, where feeling mattered more than perfect lines. Next, check out lithography to see how this print was made.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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