1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Little Angler (Le petit pecheur a la ligne) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This sketch shows a lone figure sitting by a riverbank, holding a fishing rod. The scene is simple: tall reeds sway in the wind, and the water looks calm. The artist used quick, loose lines to draw everything—no sharp details, just soft shapes. The drypoint technique means the lines are etched into the plate, creating a scratchy texture. This style was common for quick studies, not finished paintings. Check out drypoint to see how artists make prints this way.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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