# 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.

_Written by Ochre Editions._

5 works in the collection.

- [Portrait of a Woman](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/portrait-of-a-woman-nga-46440), Alphonse Legros, 1875. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Beggar with Hat in Hand (Mendiant avec son chapeau a la main)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/beggar-with-hat-in-hand-mendiant-avec-son-chapeau-a-la-main-nga-8385), Alphonse Legros. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [The Milkmaid of Boulogne](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/the-milkmaid-of-boulogne-nga-8421), Alphonse Legros. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [In the Forest of Fontainebleau (Dans la foret de Fontainebleau)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/in-the-forest-of-fontainebleau-dans-la-foret-de-fontaineblea-nga-32664), Alphonse Legros. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.
- [Fisherman with a Hoop-net (La peche a la truble)](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/fisherman-with-a-hoop-net-la-peche-a-la-truble-nga-42318), Alphonse Legros. Courtesy of National Gallery of Art, Washington.