1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Sleeping Beggar (Mendiant endormi) 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 sleeping person curled up under a blanket. Their head rests on a pillow, and the lines on their face and hair are rough and textured. The blanket is wrapped tight around them, with one arm peeking out. The artist used sharp, crisscrossed lines to show the fabric and hair, making it look almost like woven threads. This was a way to add detail without color. Look up technique: drypoint next to see how artists like this one create texture in prints.
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
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