1906
crayon
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Self-Portrait, 13th plate is a 1906 crayon by Alphonse Legros, held at National Gallery of Art.
This is a black-and-white drawing of a man’s side profile. His face is turned slightly away, showing a long beard and deep-set eyes. The lines are rough and textured, making the skin and hair look almost three-dimensional. The artist used a technique that mixes etching with hand-drawn marks. This adds extra detail and shadow to the image. Next, look up etching to see how artists 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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