Félix Bracquemond
, French, 1833-1914
Title
Alphonse LegrosDate1861
MediumEtching
Dimensions
Plate: 16.9 x 11.7 cm
Sheet: 39.9 x 30.4 cm
Credit LinePresented, Brian Lalor Print Collection, 2014
Object numberNGI.2014.79
DescriptionFélix Bracquemond was one of the founding members of the Paris-based Société des Aquafortistes (Society of Painter-Etchers). As photography overwhelmed print as a method of reproduction, printmakers turned to creating prints as independent works of art. The society promoted their endeavours and inspired the foundation of similar organisations throughout Europe including the London-based Royal Society of Painter-Etchers of which Alphonse Legros was a member.