Artwork
Choristers, 1st plate (Le lutrin)
Choristers, 1st plate (Le lutrin) is an ink print by the Romanticist artist Alphonse Legros. It dates from 1874 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
About this work
Overview
Choristers, 1st plate (Le lutrin) is a drypoint print created by Alphonse Legros in 1874. Legros was a French-born artist who settled in London and played a significant role in the British etching revival.
Subject & Meaning
The print depicts a group of four robed men gathered around a large book adorned with a cross, conveying a sense of solemnity and reverence, likely representing a scene of religious devotion or ceremony.
Technique & Style
Legros employed drypoint, a technique characterized by scratchy, textured lines, to achieve a rough, expressive quality in the print, aligning with the emotive and dramatic tendencies of Romanticism.
History & Provenance
Alphonse Legros moved to London in 1863, where he became an influential figure in the British art scene, teaching and contributing to the revival of etching.
Artist & collection
Artist
Alphonse Legros (French pronunciation: ; 8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French, later British, painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist.
Reading of the Office of the Day (La lecture de l'office)
Monk Playing the Organ in Church (Moine jouant de l'orgue a l'eglise)
Return of the Procession to Nante Cathedral (Rentree de la Procession a la Cathedral de Nantes)
Interior with an Organist and a Procession
Monks at Church (Les moines a l'eglise)
St. Nazzaro and St. Celso: study of part of an altarpiece by Bartolommeo Montagna
Archers (Les archers)
The Monks in Church
The Transfiguration![Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [left plate], by John Baptist Jackson](https://artifactworldgallery.com/img/john-baptist-jackson--presentation-of-the-virgin-in-the-temple-left-plate--53bf7e441931e147-w320.webp)
Presentation of the Virgin in the Temple [left plate]
Woman Reading
Choristers, 2nd plate (Le lutrin)