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This is a drawing of a person leading a donkey laden with goods. The image depicts a scene with a donkey walking to the left side while being guided by an individual dressed in layered clothing. The donkey is burdened with sacks or baskets that are strapped to its back. The lines and shading are subtle and detailed, capturing the texture of the clothing and fur. The figure and the donkey are positioned on a lightly sketched landscape with a few hints of foliage to the right, suggesting a rural setting. The drawing's simplicity and detail suggest a narrative moment, with a sense of movement and purpose conveyed through the lines.

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Alphonse Legros

French, 1837–1911

The Milkmaid of Boulogne

pen and brown ink

overall (approximate): 25.9 x 36.5 cm (10 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.)

Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington · 1943.3.5499

Alphonse Legros drew this. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC. More about this work

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Format

Archival pigment inks on Hahnemühle Photo Rag, a 308 gsm cotton paper, with a white border.

Size
Size
20 × 16 in · image 17¾ × 12½
Paper
Hahnemühle Photo Rag, 308 gsm
Price
$56

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About this work

This is a drawing of a person leading a donkey laden with goods. The image depicts a scene with a donkey walking to the left side while being guided by an individual dressed in layered clothing. The donkey is burdened with sacks or baskets that are strapped to its back. The lines and shading are subtle and detailed, capturing the texture of the clothing and fur. The figure and the donkey are positioned on a lightly sketched landscape with a few hints of foliage to the right, suggesting a rural setting. The drawing's simplicity and detail suggest a narrative moment, with a sense of movement and purpose conveyed through the lines.

Description from the National Gallery of Art.

Alphonse Legros drew this. It is now at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.

How it was made

Pen and ink
Drawn with a quill or reed pen, often with wash added by brush to model light and shadow.

Alphonse Legros

French, 1837–1911

Legros trained in Dijon and Paris, where he befriended Whistler and Fantin-Latour, and in 1863 he settled in London at Whistler’s suggestion. His etchings and paintings of peasants, beggars, monks and forests carry the sober realism of his French training. He became an influential teacher, serving as Slade Professor at University College London from 1876 to 1892, and helped to revive etching and the cast portrait medal in Britain.

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Public domain. The National Gallery of Art has dedicated this image to the public domain under CC0, so anyone may copy, adapt and use it, for any purpose, without asking. Our prints and files are reproductions made from the museum’s image; the museum doesn’t endorse them.

Object number
1943.3.5499
Credit
Courtesy National Gallery of Art, Washington
Type
Drawing
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