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Death and the Woodcutter (La Mort et le Bûcheron), Second Plate

ca. 1876
19th century
321 x 241 mm (12.6 x 9.5 in.)

Alphonse Legros, French, (1837–1911)

Object Type: print

Medium and Support: Etching on thin wove paper

State: Seventh of eleven states

Print impression quality: Very good

Edition: Published in the deluxe edition of “L’Art,” vol. 7, 1876

Marks: Signed in plate, lower left: “A. Legros”; monogram in plate, lower right: “AL”

Bibliography: Bliss 142; Gabriel Weisberg, Social Concern and the Worker (University of Utah, 1973), cat. no. 33.

Credit Line: Gift of Juwil C. and Virgil W. Topazio (BA Wesleyan 1943), 1984

Accession Number: 1984.29.73

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allegory, death, labor*, loggers*

allegory
death
labor - Usage in the sense of physical work
loggers - People who cut trees for lumber. [December 1992 alternate term added. October 1990 lead-in term added.]

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plate Dimensions: 321 x 241 mm (12.6 x 9.5 in.)

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Alphonse Legros, French, (1837–1911) . Death and the Woodcutter (La Mort et le Bûcheron), Second Plate, ca. 1876. Etching on thin wove paper. Seventh of eleven states. plate : 321 x 241 mm (12.6 x 9.5 in.). Sheet : 350 x 265 mm (13.8 x 10.4 in.). DAC accession number 1984.29.73. Gift of Juwil C. and Virgil W. Topazio (BA Wesleyan 1943), 1984. Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (photo: M. Johnston) .

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