1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Professor W. Cawthorne Unwin is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting depicts a man with a mustache and short hair, facing left. He is wearing a suit jacket and a collared shirt. The background of the painting is a light beige color. The man's facial expression is serious, and his eyes are cast downward. The overall mood of the painting is somber and introspective. The artist's use of etching creates a sense of depth and texture in the painting. To learn more about the artist's technique, look up etching.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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