id:			123885
accession number:	1944.404
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1944.404
updated:		2025-02-09 01:04:48.873000

Sir Frederick Leighton, 1878. Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911). Graphite; sheet: 38.3 x 25.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection 1944.404

title:				Sir Frederick Leighton
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creation date:			1878
creation date earliest:		1878
creation date latest:		1878
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creditline:			Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection
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culture:	France, 19th century
technique:	graphite
department:	Drawings
collection:	DR - French
type:		Drawing
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CREATORS

* Alphonse Legros (French, 1837–1911)  - artist

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measurements: Sheet: 38.3 x 25.2 cm (15 1/16 x 9 15/16 in.)
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	description:	light gray modern laid paper
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	signed, upper right, in graphite: A. Legros [underlined] / 1878
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Impressionist Aesthetic
	opening date:   1982-08-10T04:00:00
	<i>The Impressionist Aesthetic</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (August 10-October 31, 1982).

	title:		Lepère, Legros, and Buhot
	opening date:   1984-05-01T04:00:00
	<i>Lepère, Legros, and Buhot</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (May 1-September 23, 1984).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': "CMA, Lord Leighton's King David (Oct. 21-Nov. 29, 1987).", 'opening_date': '1987-10-21T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, Lepère, Legros, and Buhot (May 1-Sep. 23, 1984).', 'opening_date': '1984-05-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, The Impressionist Aesthetic (Aug. 10-Oct. 31, 1982).', 'opening_date': '1982-08-10T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "Drawings, Gallery XVI" (May 6-June 14, 1953).', 'opening_date': '1953-05-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'CMA, "French Drawings from the Collection, Gallery VIII" (Jan. 14-Apr. 26, 1953).', 'opening_date': '1953-01-14T00:00:00'}

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IMAGES

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