1874
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
The Gardener (Le jardinier) is a 1874 ink by Alphonse Legros, a Romanticism work, depicting Hunting, held at National Gallery of Art.
The painting shows a man digging in the ground with a shovel. He's dressed in simple clothes. The man is the focus of the scene. The artist made this etching, which is a way of printing an image using a metal plate with lines or designs etched into it. This work is interesting because it shows everyday life. The artist seemed to care about regular people. To learn more about this style of printmaking, look into the technique: 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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