Angler (Le pecheur a la ligne)
1826 to 1850
Medium
etching and drypoint?
Classification
Department
CG-E
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number
1943.3.5362
Art Historical Context
**Angler (Le pêcheur à la ligne)** is a captivating print by Alphonse Leg, a French-born artist renowned for bridging Realism and etching mastery in the mid-19th century. between 1826 and1850, this work exemplifies Legros's early exploration of everyday scenes, likely depicting a solitary fisherman in a moment of quiet concentration. Housed in the National Gallery of Art's Rosen Collection—a treasure trove of fine prints—this etching and drypoint captures the skill in rendering texture and mood through intaglio techniques. Etching involves incising lines into a metal plate with acid, while dr...
About the Artist
Alphonse Legros · 1837–1911
Alphonse Legros (1837–1911) was born in Dijon, France, and trained in Paris at the drawing school of Horace Lecoq de Boisbaudran, whose unconventional teaching method — which emphasised memory drawing and acute observation over academic convention — would leave a lasting mark on Legros's practice. At Lecoq's school he formed friendships with Jules Dalou and Auguste Rodin that endured throughout hi...