Alphonse Legros

Place: Dijon

Born: 1837

Death: 1911

Biography:

Alphonse Legros (8 May 1837 – 8 December 1911) was a French painter, etcher, sculptor, and medallist. Legros was born in Dijon his father was an accountant, and came from the neighbouring village of Véronnes. While young, Legros visited the farms of his relatives, and the peasants and landscapes of that part of France are the subjects of many of hi...