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(b. May 8, 1837, Dijon, Fr. — d. Dec. 8, 1911, Watford, Hertfordshire, Eng.)
French-born British painter, etcher, and sculptor, now remembered chiefly for his graphics on macabre and fantastic themes. An excellent draftsman, he taught in London, revitalizing British drawing and printmaking during a period of low ebb.
[Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1994]

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Alphonse Legros (b. May 8, 1837, Dijon, Fr.--d. Dec. 8, 1911, Watford, Hertfordshire, Eng.)

Alphonse Legros
(b. May 8, 1837, Dijon, Fr.--d. Dec. 8, 1911, Watford, Hertfordshire, Eng.)